French hearts were broken last night in the final of Euro 2016, when substitute Eder hit a shot into the bottom left corner of Hugo Lloris’ goal to hand the trophy to Portugal.
In the aftermath, one of the most iconic moments has been that of a young Portuguese fan, consoling a disconsolate French fan after the game had ended.
Iceland were the smallest nation at this year’s European Championships by a mile, their population of 330,000 people roughly equivalent to the size of Leicester, the home of this year’s English Premier League champions.
Yet this tiny nation went all the way to the quarter finals, beating England along the way in one of football’s magical fairy tales. Their fans were easily the best in the tournament, with their now famous Viking clap routine shaking up every stadium they played in.
The European football governing authority, UEFA, has called on football players not to bring their families, especially the kids, onto the pitch after games to celebrate.
The body says their presence poses a security risk, taking away one of the most fun part of player’s after game rituals.
When an island of 330,000 people, playing at their first ever major international competition, beats one of the tournament favourites, all hell would predictably break loose in the nation.
Sports caster Gudmundur Benediktsson, who commentates on Iceland’s games for their national television station, has become something of an internet darling throughout the tournament.
Ever heard of ‘scratch and sniff?’ On camera, no less.
Germany’s manager Joachim Low looks like a man who doesn’t give two f*cks, as he was captured on camera carrying out not one, but two scratch and sniffs during Germany’s European Championship game against Ukraine on Sunday.
