Griezmann more deserving the Cristiano, says Simeone

 August 27, 2016   Abhishek Das

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Atletico Madrid boss Diego Simeone says Antoine Griezmann was the best player in Europe last season, not Cristiano Ronaldo. According to the Argentine coach, his attacker enjoyed a better season than the Euro 2016 winner, who relied upon “the collective giving power to the individual” Ronaldo claimed UEFA’s Best Player prize ahead of Griezmann and […]

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Top 5 Goals of Euro 2016

Top 5 Goals of Euro 2016

 July 13, 2016   Vishal Pandey

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So the Euro 2016 has come to an end after 3 weeks of Spectacular action. Portugal have emerged victories in this tournament and this Portugal team have become immortal as being the first Portuguese team to win a major title. The Tournament has seen many great and spectacular goal including the goal in the Final […]

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Does Ronaldo winning the Euro Prove he is better than Messi

 July 12, 2016   Vishal Pandey

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So does Ronaldo winning the Euro 2016 actually prove that Cristiano Ronaldo is better than Leo Messi? Well a certain section of fans and football pundits think so, for instance Goal.com’s Peter Staunton thinks that Euro 2016 wins  puts Ronaldo above Messi. While a Certain section think that Messi Legacy is too big for Ronaldo to […]

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Even Without Ronaldo Portugal Dashes France’s Dream of Third Major Football Win at Home

 July 11, 2016   R K Gupta

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The setting was perfect as more than 80000 spectators took their seats at Saint-Denis’ Stade de France just outside Paris. They keenly awaited the start of 2016 Euro Cup final between France and Portugal. The excitement was palpable even without the match having begun. Though the French constituted the majority of viewers, there were large […]

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France Looking for another Major Win on Home Turf As Portugal Aim For Tryst with History

 July 9, 2016   R K Gupta

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The global betting market is going crazy ahead of the France-Portugal Euro Cup final on Sunday. If one goes by history, a French victory looks like the most probable outcome. But past performances and historical results become meaningless in the face of field performance on the day of the match. Yet, you cannot stop people […]

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Cristiano Carries Portugal into the semis of Euro 2016

 July 7, 2016   Vishal Pandey

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As the saying goes when the Going gets Tough, The Tough gets going. Cristiano Ronaldo Proved his mettle once again in a crunch Situation, When he put in an inspired Performance to take Portugal in the Final of Euro 2016. In the semis the match was billed as a battle between two real madrid stars […]

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There is more to Wales-Portugal Euro Semifinal than Merely the Bale-Ronaldo Showdown

 July 6, 2016   R K Gupta

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After Wales destroyed a strong Belgian side 3-1 in the quarterfinals, they served a reminder about their inherent football strength. Don’t count us out – was their message despite being tagged as a debutant side. They also have some off-the-field factors that have endeared them to the media. It wasn’t a long time in France […]

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Portugal Through to Semis of the Euro 2016

 July 1, 2016   Vishal Pandey

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Portugal managed to scrap Through to the semi final of the Euro 16 after beating Poland 5-3 in a Penalty Shootout after the score was tied 1-1 after 120 minutes. Jakub Blaszczykowski had his penalty saved by Patricio before Quaresma slamed his penalty in the top-left corner to send his team in the semis. Earlier Poland had the […]

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Football Frenzy Grips the World with Double Dose of Euro 2016 & Copa America

 June 23, 2016   R K Gupta

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With Group Phase in Euro 2016 in France coming to an end, 16 teams for the knock-out phase have clearly emerged. There was no problem with 12 teams, who had finished at 1-2 in their groups but the contenders for the remaining 4 spots had an intriguing outcome. In faraway United States, an inspired Lionel […]

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EURO 2016: Portugal on the brink after Ronaldo penalty miss

 June 19, 2016   Abhishek Das

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The movie-star grin Cristiano Ronaldo had worn throughout became a grimace after 80 minutes when the Portugal captain smacked a penalty he had just won against Austria’s right-hand post and to safety. A later headed finish chalked off for offside emphasised this was not his night and this second successive draw leaves Portugal with only two points […]

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