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

Lovely Bloke

the bitterness levels in here are close to lemony

Vicxas

No player deserves to miss a final despite what they may think.

mansize

sReq | uTeK wrote: »

Seriously am I the only one that could see payet clatter into ronaldo knee/thigh with his right leg. Accidental but it's the reason he's off

It's a contact sport!

murpho999

ProudDUB wrote: »

Ah here, is the stretcher not a bit much? He was able to walk off the pitch (for treatment) without a limp, 5 minutes ago.

Maybe it got worse after?

What does it matter?

Mars Bar

An MCL injury? He took a lot of weight to the the inside of the knee during the challenge.

BorneTobyWilde

PeterTheNinth wrote: »

Half of The Sun's team are working on a pun for that picture with Ronaldo and the moth.

"Moth His Day" in the lead so far.

''Like a moth to a flaming Ronaldo ''

Paully D

Sanches is starting to find lots of room in the middle of the park.

Tipsy McSwagger

Not of fan of the guy but that is just awful.

TPF2012

sReq | uTeK wrote: »

Seriously am I the only one that could see payet clatter into ronaldo knee/thigh with his right leg. Accidental but it's the reason he's off

Knew it was a bad one the second i seen it. Jarred his left knee, ligament damage without a doubt.

CSF

Really eager to see Ronaldo lifting that trophy tonight now.

super_furry

Nothing worse than your moth getting in your face in front of everyone.

RedemptionZ

Some of you really are ****ing pathetic kicking Ronaldo while he's down

BunkMoreland

Now is the tine to bet on Portugal

sReq | uTeK

sReq | uTeK wrote: »

Seriously am I the only one that could see payet clatter into ronaldo knee/thigh with his right leg. Accidental but it's the reason he's off

It's OK if it was anyone else they would feel sorry
Gutted for him and he knows it was possibly his last chance to win a final for his country

BunkMoreland

Now is the time to bet on Portugal

BorneTobyWilde

I wanted Ronaldo to win. !

ctrl-alt-delete

Devastated for Ronaldo.

On another note, serious amount of moths around the stadium, tonnes on the advertising hoardings.

gandalf

Mr.Nice Guy wrote: »

France decided to win it in nasty fashion.

What!! Payets tackle was fine :rolleyes:

shrewdness

Such a shame, you want to see the best players in the big games, and this was probably Ronaldo's last chance of international success. It would be great to see Portugal step up now in his absence but I can't see it happening.

niallo27

derm0j073 wrote: »

Yeah that time he winked and that made Rooney try and stamp on some guy's testicles. Or something..

In fairness he winked after Rooney was sent off, I don't really blame them. We are still bitter after what something any normal player would do with what Henry did.

Amirani

sReq | uTeK wrote: »

Seriously am I the only one that could see payet clatter into ronaldo knee/thigh with his right leg. Accidental but it's the reason he's off

No, good few posters have pointed out aleady.

Ulysses Gaze

Paully D wrote: »

Sanches is starting to find lots of room in the middle of the park.

He looks a gem of a player.

Too Tough To Die

That's the iconic image of the tournament in the bag. Fine work!

Giggsy11

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

Lol

Classy.

enzo roco

sReq | uTeK wrote: »

Seriously am I the only one that could see payet clatter into ronaldo knee/thigh with his right leg. Accidental but it's the reason he's off

Of course thats how the injury happened. I dont think anyone said otherwise.
Not a foul, but bad things happens in tackles sometimes

BorneTobyWilde

M!Ck^ wrote: »

It's OK if it was anyone else they would feel sorry
Gutted for him and he knows it was possibly his last chance to win a final for his country

Still can win. He did get them there/

Lavinia

gandalf wrote: »

What!! Payets tackle was fine :rolleyes:

sure it was definitely "circumstantial"

I mean c'mon

sReq | uTeK

mansize wrote: »

It's a contact sport!

I guessed you missed the accidental part in my post. I'll go back and bold It....

Harry Angstrom

BunkMoreland wrote: »

Now is the tine to bet on Portugal

6/1 best price right now.

RedemptionZ

sReq | uTeK wrote: »

Seriously am I the only one that could see payet clatter into ronaldo knee/thigh with his right leg. Accidental but it's the reason he's off

Thought the same. If I was a Portuguese player I'd have ran up to have a few words with Payet,

Mr.Nice Guy

Deschamps's talk with Payet would have gone a little like this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-weSpHwsMo

CSF

RedemptionZ wrote: »

Some of you really are ****ing pathetic kicking Ronaldo while he's down

It really does show up some of the worst human attributes, and most of the same people will be cheering on as a hero a multi-millionaire who can't pay a few measlly taxes.

iroced

Very sad for Ronaldo.

Adamcp898

Mars Bar wrote: »

An MCL injury? He took a lot of weight to the the inside of the knee during the challenge.

Ligament strain is definitely my guess too. Makes sense, it's painful enough to give pause and make you go off but gives you enough confidence to still put weight on the leg.

Once you try and kick a ball though with that leg though you realise you've no strength in it.

Iused2likebusts

ProudDUB wrote: »

Ah here, is the stretcher not a bit much? He was able to walk off the pitch (for treatment) without a limp, 5 minutes ago.

It's such a shame he had to go off not nice for him to miss out on a game so big but the stretcher was a bit much alright.

AllGunsBlazing

This is garbage. Blow the whistle and we'll do it again next weekend.

LuckyGent88

Where is sissoko pulling this performance out of?? Clearly desperate for a transfer

Vicxas

Sissoko is a completely different person when he has something to fight for.

enzo roco

niallo27 wrote: »

We are still bitter after what something any normal player would do with what Henry did.

No we are not. Any Irish fan with a bit of sense has gotten well over that. Most of us by the next morning.
Listen to Roy Keane talk about it when he was manager of Ipswich. He was right, sometimes decisions go against you, and then also with you.

Keane v Overmars springs to mind.

Go in hard on the main man. Take a yellow if necessary.

Not good for this final as a spectacle though

CSF

Iused2likebusts wrote: »

It's such a shame he had to go off not nice for him to miss out on a game so big but the stretcher was a bit much alright.

If it turns out to be ligament damage then it is probably the right precaution to go with.

sligeach

As Delboy would say "Bonnet de douche” or "Chateauneuf du Pape"!

martingriff

mansize wrote: »

Christ Ronaldo won't quit.

Admire his dedication- but could have a negative affect on his career

Danny Murphy- "I'd take that risk"
- for Fulhum?

Or Liverpool still remember the free kick he scored after Neville decided to play vollyball

niallo27

There are another 21 players out there you do know. You would think the bloke is after been killed.

Not sure that's it's definitely ligament damage, might just be a shock to the nerve and the leg gone dead.

CSF

CSF wrote: »

It really does show up some of the worst human attributes, and most of the same people will be cheering on as a hero a multi-millionaire who can't pay a few measlly taxes.

Anyone gloating over an injury is not a happy bunny. Pathetic behaviour really

iroced

Vicxas wrote: »

Sissoko is a completely different person when he has something to fight for.

Sissoko is a very different person with Les Bleus. He gives it everything for "our" jersey. That's why he's here. And he rarely disappoints. That's what Deschamps likes.

mansize

RoboKlopp wrote: »

Keane v Overmars springs to mind.

Go in hard on the main man. Take a yellow if necessary.

Not good for this final as a spectacle though

Keane was great at "taking one for the team"

adox

Only on boards.ie would you have people complaining about the fashion that an injured player leaves the field, such is the bitterness. Pathetic really.

Awful game