Match Reviews

Croatia may be the tournament dark horses for some but that will no longer be the case now they have beaten holders Spain and in turn gone on to be winners of Group D Thankfully the game was played without any of the scenes we witnessed in the crowd between …

World Champions Germany book their place in the Round of 16 after winning Group C The result against Northern Ireland suggests somewhat of a slender victory but the 1-0 scoreline doesn’t tell anywhere near the whole story Northern Ireland have Michael McGovern to thank for keeping the scoreline somewhat respectable …

As gambles go in Footballing terms that one certainly backfired for Roy Hodgson His decision to rest six players from the dramatic late win against Wales last Thursday was proved not t be a wise one as they were held to a frustrating bore draw against Slovakia A draw made …

That was a tough watch last night A draw for France and Switzerland was always going to be a mutually beneficial result. I’m not saying that there was any collusion between these two sides but at times it certainly felt like it France will be asking themselves how they didn’t …

We’re now two thirds of the way through the group stages of Euro 2016, so it’s time for a quickfire team by team review as we head into the all important final group games France – Like leaving it late, are they doing good enough to be champions? Maybe a …

When it’s not your night, it’s just not your night Step forward Cristiano Ronaldo After his comments about Iceland having a ‘small time mentality’ it’s quite ironic that he then failed to score again last night I doubt you’ll see many people outside of Portugal having too much sympathy for …

Iceland were minutes away from a historic first ever European Championship win but a Birkir Saevarsson Own Goal means that they had to make do with just a share of the points in this Group F encounter In a game where Hungary dominated possession but failed to break down the Icelandic …

After an unimpressive opening game on Monday night, Belgium showed why they are for many tournament favourites as they strolled past the Republic Of Ireland yesterday afternoon Belgian Manager Marc Wilmots made changes in terms of personnel and tactics with Tottenham’s Mousa Dembele starting being one of 5 changes from …

Spain have booked their place in the Round of 16 with an impressive win over Turkey Last night saw the holders become the first side to score 3 goals in the tournament as the strolled past Fatih Terim’s side Many questioned after their win over Czech Republic on Monday if …

Well the focus of this game will certainly not be on matters on the pitch Croatia were relatively cruising with a 2-1 lead with ten minutes to go before an absolute flurry of flares were fired onto the pitch by the their own fans Reports that it was a planned …