Euro 2016: Germany 0 – France 2
A deserved penalty gave France an undeserved lead, and they held on to overcome Germany in the game of the tournament. Despite missing key players, Germany were definitely unfortunate not to […]
Category Archives: Euro 2016
Euro 2016: Portugal 2 – Wales 0
Cristiano Ronaldo won an otherwise tight contest in a commanding 3′ spell against Wales, earning himself and Portugal their first appearances in a major tournament final. Though both teams had […]
Euro 2016: France 5 – Iceland 2
France won this game in the first half, but no one told Iceland, who went on to “win” the second half in a fitting finish to their historic run. For the fifth straight […]
Euro 2016: Germany 1 – Italy 1 (6-5 SO)
A substantially weakened Italy pushed Germany a full 120 minutes, after which the Germans managed, as the British say, to just about win a penalty shoot-out. While Italy retained the […]
Euro 2016: Wales 3 – Belgium 1
Wales defeated Belgium in an exciting and evenly matched quarterfinal. Having come through the same qualifying group, the two sides were familiar with one another, a factor that seemed to […]
Euro Flashback
The Euros kick off this evening (this afternoon in the States) with hosts France playing Romania. It means I will have twice as much football to write about from here […]
June on Your Couch
With the European season winding down, it’s certainly going to be a relief to be able to turn my attention away from football. For the next two weekends, I mean. […]
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