Euro 2016 - The Final - Portugal vs France, 20:00, RTE, TV3, BBC, ITV

Irish_rat

Delighted for Portugal. It makes up for the Euro 2004 and the big loss from 4 years ago.

Harry Palmr

Liam O wrote: »

Yeah I reckon Martial was the worst player out there alright :rolleyes:

Yeah cos that's what I said isn't it!? NO! Read the post :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

murpho999

Zaph wrote: »

It's been a poor tournament and one of the teams most responsible for bringing the standard of football down has won. Very disappointing.

Disagree, they did the best with what they had. Great coaching.

SEPT 23 1989

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

Bye bye

sligeach wrote: »

Couldn't happen to a nicer person.

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

You reap what you sow

Too Tough To Die wrote: »

Nothing wrong with him, just a ploy to appear heroic for his country.

Dirty Dingus McGee

Portugal

Played 7
Won 1
Drawn 6


End Result.

European Champions.

namloc1980

gandalf wrote: »

Well done to Portugal. France undone by a dodgy handball decision that caused Koscielny to get wrongly carded so he didn't have the scope to foul Eder before he scored.

I must say that's a bit of a stretch in fairness.

ctrl-alt-delete

super_furry wrote: »

Says it all about the tournament that the eventual winners won just one game on their way to lifting the trophy.

The important thing was they didn't lose any.

Lavinia

If you look at the players generally French guys are taller and slimmer so you'd guess faster too, but Portugal was better tonight. Really happy they pulled themselves this way after that
Also that goal was EPIC! Really good goal

derm0j073

****e game but fair play to Portugal they were well organised and worked their arses off. France disappointed, they didn't do enough and don't quite gel as a team.

Skylinehead

Liam O wrote: »

Yeah I reckon Martial was the worst player out there alright :rolleyes:

Ugh, can we not do this ****e?

Mr.Nice Guy

So happy right now. Thank you Portugal for the decent little sum of money coming my way.

Delighted for Ronaldo. His haters must be livid.

AllGunsBlazing

Hanndball!!!!


...This will never get old.

citytillidie

Portugal win as many games in 90 mins as both Ireland teams and win it all

Welsh Megaman

Well done Portugal

niallo27

Just shows they didn't need Ronaldo after all. He really did have an average tournament.

Harry Palmr

Rayne Wooney wrote: »

Justice you'd say. A victory for football, first the story of Leicester and now Ronaldo and his Portuguese brethren. The greatest footballer of his generation finally adds a major international trophy to his haul

I doubt he'll think he's won anything as he wasn't on the pitch for 100 minutes of the game.

PeterTheNinth

"That's Lisbon"

Thanks Daragh, I was sure it was College Green.

Oat23

Liam O wrote: »

Yeah I reckon Martial was the worst player out there alright :rolleyes:

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Yeah cos that's what I said isn't it!? NO! Read the post :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

Seriously impressive how you United/Pool fans always manage to start an argument in a thread.

Western Pomise

Pepe is some animal....puking up there after the final whistle.





He was obviously on the rip last night!

Cypher_sounds

super_furry wrote: »

Says it all about the tournament that the eventual winners won just one game on their way to lifting the trophy.

No one could beat them though all the same.

shrewdness

Delighted for Ronaldo. 12 years after he lost the final, it looked like he'd never have another chance to win a championship for his country. Then when he was stretchered off, he must have felt so low.

It's fitting for a great of the game to have eventually had success for his country, credit to Portugal for stepping up in his absence. The likes of Pepe and Nani deserve huge credit.

RobertKK

Good start to the next season for Ronaldo after this and it will be another Ballon dor.

The Talking Bread

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Coman and Martial both poor enough, Pogba likewise though playing deeper than he'd like Payet was poor, Giroud was poor, Griezmann marked out of it.

Portugal deserved it for their obduracy, Ronaldo going off may actually have been the best thing to happen to them - had to play compact and be more clever and patient

Yeah, I mean like. Eight minutes on the pitch. Playing against an experienced defence 1 - 0 up and battling for their lives to keep it that way. You could write articles upon articles about his performance tonight. Awful show.

alchemist33

super_furry wrote: »

Says it all about the tournament that the eventual winners won just one game on their way to lifting the trophy.

Three, I think.

mansize

Dirty Dingus McGee wrote: »

Portugal

Played 7
Won 1
Drawn 6


End Result.

European Champions.

Unbeaten

Lovely Bloke

Every single outfield squad member got game time.

mansize

alchemist33 wrote: »

Three, I think.

One.

Since when did winning on penalties not count as a win?

TPF2012

The black arm went up. Well spotted by Giles.

Manutd_4life

niallo27 wrote: »

Just shows they didn't need Ronaldo after all. He really did have an average tournament.

Ah but they did.

PeterTheNinth

The optics of that interaction with Ronaldo and Clattenberg werent great were they.

Giggsy11

Dirty Dingus McGee wrote: »

Portugal

Played 7
Won 1
Drawn 6


End Result.

European Champions.

They won against Wales, Croatia and France.

pickarooney

BunkMoreland wrote: »

I think this might be better if I took my shirt off

Dennis Reynolds style

AllGunsBlazing

:pac: Ronaldo and Clattenburg!

Dirty Dingus McGee

the groutch wrote: »

thank **** that's over.
one of the worst tournaments over, with one of the worst winning teams ever.
can't wait for the REAL football to start back again.

You mean the football where the players don't give a toss about the teams they play for and who's main goal is to move around and make as much money as they can for themselves.


If anything this restores a bit of heart to the game a team who played as a real team and are playing for their country which means something real and tangible to the players.

Lovely Bloke

RoboKlopp wrote: »

Since when did winning on penalties not count as a win?

whatever about pens, but winning in Extra time is winning.

Harry Angstrom

Dirty Dingus McGee wrote: »

Portugal

Played 7
Won 1
Drawn 6


End Result.

European Champions.

A fantastically consistent team, betting-wise.

Mr.Nice Guy

Still unbeaten in competitive games under Santos - what a coach.

The Talking Bread

thats not a nice sight . Portuguese players cheering the refs off. I think they know well Clatt will be getting the keys to Lisbon tomorrow,

mansize

Pepe looks a little pitbull

the groutch

niallo27 wrote: »

Just shows they didn't need Ronaldo after all. He really did have an average tournament.

yep, won in spite of him.

niallo27

Manutd_4life wrote: »

Ah but they did.

Well they didn't they won without him.

mansize

Baldy Conscience wrote: »

whatever about pens, but winning in Extra time is winning.

No, it isn't

Skid X

That's it now until Euro 2020, which will be held everywhere.

Are RTE doing anything for Gilesy's last game?

alchemist33

mansize wrote: »

One.

Nope, three including tonight. Winning a game in extra time counts as winni g a game.

Faugheen

niallo27 wrote: »

Just shows they didn't need Ronaldo after all. He really did have an average tournament.

Without Ronaldo they wouldn't have even got to the final, he'll they wouldn't have got out of the group stage.

People will still put Ronaldo down. Give it up for Christ's sake

Howjoe1

AllGunsBlazing wrote: »

:pac: Ronaldo and Clattenburg!

missed that.

niallo27

the groutch wrote: »

yep, won in spite of him.

No without him. He went off injured did you not see

Paully D

niallo27 wrote: »

Just shows they didn't need Ronaldo after all. He really did have an average tournament.

3 goals and 3 assists, 2nd in both categories for the tournament.

mansize

Portugal giving France a guard of honour