Official Euro 2016 Thread! :)

[zinfamous]

Bastian Schweinsteiger has more appearances (38) at major tournaments than any other footballer in history
Top 5: Schweinsteiger - 38, Klose - 37, Maldini & Matthaus 36, Lahm 34

means Pig Climber.

I was always curious about the origin of this surname. Wonder what kind of messed-up stuff his ancestors were into to have earned this moniker from the locals of the time.

:hmm:

 

[smackababy]

Can't believe that silly handball call.

It would seriously suck for Germany (or any team for that matter) to go out in this manner.

How is that not a handball? That should be called 100% of the time.

 

[sdifox]

Fucking Portugal is in the final...

 

[smackababy]

Fucking Portugal is in the final...

Where they should be. They've yet to lose a game and have beaten everyone in the finals. One may argue the expanded format and other teams shitting the bed helps them, but that doesn't take away what they've done. They have yet to be beaten.

 

[KMFJD]

Where they should be. They've yet to lose a game and have beaten everyone in the finals. One may argue the expanded format and other teams shitting the bed helps them, but that doesn't take away what they've done. They have yet to be beaten.

Greece 2.0 ? Nah they scored more than 1 goal in a game

 

[WelshBloke]

Where they should be. They've yet to lose a game and have beaten everyone in the finals. One may argue the expanded format and other teams shitting the bed helps them, but that doesn't take away what they've done. They have yet to be beaten.

They also didn't win a single game in the group stage and just scraped a win against Croatia in extra time. They really are struggling to even reach average.

 

[smackababy]

They also didn't win a single game in the group stage and just scraped a win against Croatia in extra time. They really are struggling to even reach average.

Extra time wins ARE wins. Like I said, the format could be argued to have helped them get through (they didn't NEED to win that last game, they already made it with a draw). They still weren't beaten and finished when they absolutely had to. Sure, penalties are a draw, but everyone in Portugal stepped up and took theirs very well.

 

[yuchai]

Winning major tournaments has always been about when the form of the team peaks. Clearly the trend is that Portugal is playing better the tournament goes along.

I'm really not a fan of the new tournament format though - it puts too little emphasis on the performance during group stages. You're also effectively giving more incentive for teams to play for draws, which can quite effectively get you out of the group stage.

I also don't really like the fact that we are comparing the points/goal difference across the different groups. I mean seriously Portugal faced Iceland, Hungary, Austria, and got no wins. Compare them against Turkey, who also got 3 points from their group of Spain, Croatia, and Czech Republic, except they actually got a win but had a worse goal difference. To me it's a little unfair that Portugal goes through over Turkey in this situation as after adjusting for the opposition Turkey's result isn't any worse than Portugal's. I know Portugal later beat Croatia, but who knows what would have happend if Turkey played Croatia again? It's a different day and stage of the tournament at that point.

 

[biostud]

 

[smackababy]

Not to sound sexist, but women's international soccer is far, far less competitive than men's. The large majority of professional women's teams don't have full time professional players nor is there a long history of competition. I'm not saying they didn't achieve something great, but it is doesn't even come close to Iceland's men team competing against some of the best teams in the world, and winning. The amount of actual professional and playing at the highest level athlete's they faced and defeated was truly astonishing for a country of such a small size.

 

[Drako]

means Pig Climber.


:hmm:

LOL, it means Pig Pen, not Pig Climber.

 

[KMFJD]

Go France...cause fuck Pepe

 

[Cappuccino]

perma ban me if France lose today.

 

[sdifox]

perma ban me if France lose today.

You know you can ban yourself right?

 

[smackababy]

I do hope Portugal win, but, I feel France just has too much talent to lose.

 

[smackababy]

Ronaldo out due to injury. =( Now, I really hope Portugal win.

 

[KMFJD]

If this goes to penalties. .....f*&k!

 

[Artorias]

If this goes to penalties. .....f*&k!

I'm so sick of penalties, they should play until there is a winner in finals, just let them keep playing.

Portugal don't deserve to win, they have been mediocre, sat back, and have been the luckiest team to even reach the final.

France also look lacklustre.

 

[Artorias]

Completely undeserved, what garbage.

 

[smackababy]

Goodbye Capp, it was nice knowing you.

 

[sdifox]

Goodbye Capp, it was nice knowing you.

She jinxed France

 

[smackababy]

She jinxed France

France couldn't finish. They missed chances they should have made.

 

[smackababy]

And there it is. Ronaldo hugs Bale and then wins the Euro.

 

[DeathReborn]

Thankfully my adopted team wins the tournament, it wasn't pretty but as a defender at school I loved every second of it.

 

[Cappuccino]

Goodbye Capp, it was nice knowing you.

It's been good. Euro sucks. Football sucks. See you guys in the World cup when I get release from jail from the mods. Take care guys! ()