July 10, 20168 yr I started tearing up as Ronaldo was sitting on the field dejected and then passed on the captain’s arm band to a teammate. I started crying for real when he was carried out on stretchers. Someone wins, someone loses but you never want anyone to have the leave the game early because of an injury especially a big star like Cristiano Ronaldo during the final. Winning would surely mean a lot to him personally, he might not get another chance in the future. And the best game is one where you compete against the best. I’m sure Griezmann etc. would prefer to win with Ronaldo still in the game. It felt that the spirit of the game changed completely after Ronaldo’s exit.
July 10, 20168 yr 3 minutes ago, Stromboli1 said: And off comes Ronaldo's shirt. the part i was waiting for
July 10, 20168 yr Author 1 minute ago, peroxideblonde said: the part i was waiting for If I looked like that... I would never have a shirt on either.
July 10, 20168 yr Rui Patricio was something else. France had a lot of chances but was evidently unlucky, not in top form at all. Won't lie I found Portugal relatively mediocre before, particularly because they booted my country out the competition, after tonight though that changed. Congrats to Portugal.
July 10, 20168 yr the referee almost made up the Hand of God 2. the Dicaprio of football at last won his oscar
July 10, 20168 yr Author My streak continues. A team that I saw a made it to the finals (Argentina in WC 14 & France in Euros 16) only to lose in ET. Which country's dreams do I want to ruin in 2018 & 2020?
July 10, 20168 yr 4 minutes ago, Stromboli1 said: My streak continues. A team that I saw a made it to the finals (Argentina in WC 14 & France in Euros 16) only to lose in ET. Which country's dreams do I want to ruin in 2018 & 2020? not Italy, thanks
July 10, 20168 yr I had happy tears as they showed the expression on Cristiano Ronaldo’s face when Portugal won. I started crying and laughing again when Ronaldo got to hold up the trophy in the end after all! And it’s great when a player who hasn’t had much time on the field scores a goal like that. It shows that Portugal is a real team, it didn’t depend even on such a star player as Cristiano Ronaldo.
July 10, 20168 yr Author 10 minutes ago, peroxideblonde said: not Italy, thanks I was lucky I got tickets to see Italy x Sweden (Zlatan) this tournament.
July 10, 20168 yr Author I don't want this tournament to end. I had a great time in France going to the games and watching on TV. I hope next summer's Confederation's Cup in Russia and the World Cup (2018) a year after aren't a shit show.
July 11, 20168 yr I'm really happy for Portugal, so sick of seeing the same teams win every time. On the other hand I don't think Portugal was the best team of the tournament but none of the other teams was impressive either. They all had good days and bad days, so the outcome is fair enough imo.
July 11, 20168 yr They weren't consistently eye-catching so I suppose it's debatable whether they deserved to win the tournament, but Portugal certainly deserved to win the final. Weirdly, the injury to Ronaldo seemed to interrupt France's flow. Rather than press home the advantage while Portugal were presumably panicking, they took their foot off the gas and didn't put it back again until Eder's goal went in. Overall, a static and lifeless display, compounded too by some really odd stuff from Deschamps.
July 11, 20168 yr Surely the best quote of the tournament from Russian coach Leonid Slutsky. Quote After losing to Wales, me and some players gathered in my room. We talked until 9am and then concluded: ‘we’re shit’ in unison.
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