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Cagey affairs expected in this weekend's Euro 2016 quarter finals

by Martin Laurence at Friday, Jul 1 2016 17:00
Cagey affairs expected in this weekend's Euro 2016 quarter finals With a clash of the titans on Saturday and a David vs Goliath story to round off the Euro 2016 quarter-finals, we’re previewing this weekend’s action with the return of our Bookmaker Ratings battle.Looking ahead to Germany’s meeting with Italy up against ESPN journalist Gabriele Ma...
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Can Umtiti end week to remember on a high?

by Martin Laurence at Friday, Jul 1 2016 14:29
Can Umtiti end week to remember on a high? It’s been quite the week for Samuel Umtiti, and one that the 22-year old will hope ends on a high as France aim to put an end to Iceland’s remarkable Euro 2016 campaign.Having agreed a deal to make the move from Lyon to Barcelona for a fee of €25m, the defender will link up with his...
Categories: Player Focus

Griezmann Redeployment Provides France Best Chance of Progression

by Ben McAleer at Thursday, Jun 30 2016 17:25
Griezmann Redeployment Provides France Best Chance of Progression After the interval in France’s 2-1 win over Republic of Ireland last weekend, it was more a case of when, not if, the hosts would overturn the one-goal deficit. France looked poor and lacked imagination prior to half time as they struggled against the Boys in Green. Yet a change in shape and p...
Categories: Euro 2016

WhoScored's 4-Fold Accumulator for Euro 2016 Quarter Finals

by Martin Laurence at Thursday, Jun 30 2016 15:58
WhoScored's 4-Fold Accumulator for Euro 2016 Quarter Finals Poland vs Portugal - full match previewKicking off the quarter-finals, newcomers to this stage Poland face perennial qualifiers for the last eight Portugal. Fernando Santos’ men indeed enter the game as favourites despite having not won a match in 90 minutes thus far. Both have star men who we...
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The Four Key Angles to Determine Euro 2016's Semi-finalists

by Miguel Delaney at Thursday, Jun 30 2016 11:00
The Four Key Angles to Determine Euro 2016's Semi-finalists Poland vs PortugalA huge opportunity for one of these sides, heightened by the feeling there’s not that much between them. On the face of it, in fact, they’re quite similar in make-up. Poland have a balanced squad behind one big star in Robert Lewandowski. Portugal have a slightly better...
Categories: Euro 2016

Half Time Switch Fixes France But For How Long?

by Andy Brassell at Tuesday, Jun 28 2016 09:55
Half Time Switch Fixes France But For How Long? All of a sudden, a huge weight has lifted from France. “Libérés” – freed – was the simple headline on the cover of Monday’s L’Equipe with, tellingly, the photo below of Antoine Griezmann and Olivier Giroud celebrating the former’s equaliser. Th...
Categories: Euro 2016

Pogba Making Progress After Frustrating Start to Euro 2016

by Jonathan Wilson at Monday, Jun 20 2016 14:22
Pogba Making Progress After Frustrating Start to Euro 2016 There are two ways of responding to criticism and over the past week Paul Pogba has tried them both. On Wednesday, he seemed to aim an up yours gesture at the press-box following France’s second goal in their win over Albania (although he denies it, claiming he was merely celebrating). Then on...
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Top Tips from This Weekend's Euro 2016 Action

by Martin Laurence at Friday, Jun 17 2016 17:28
Top Tips from This Weekend's Euro 2016 Action After a stalemate in our last betting tip battle with Bookmaker Ratings, we’re tipping off against ESPN journalist Gabriele Marcotti once more this weekend.Last choosing bets for the matches between England-Wales and Germany-Poland, the scores were 1-1, with a point for each correct tip; Gabri...
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Win Over Romania Highlights Payet's Importance to France

by Ben McAleer at Tuesday, Jun 14 2016 17:05
Win Over Romania Highlights Payet's Importance to France It was a goal almost worthy of winning the entire competition, let alone the opening fixture of the tournament. Dimitri Payet’s fine effort in the dying embers of France’s 2-1 win over Romania last Friday left Ciprian Tatarusanu rooted to the spot and sent France fans across the country ...
Categories: Euro 2016

Six Main Storylines Set to Drive Euro 2016

by Miguel Delaney at Thursday, Jun 9 2016 10:30
Six Main Storylines Set to Drive Euro 2016 There are many elements that properly mark an international tournament, from the level of the football to the drama of the moments, but even they are elevated by one of the most important aspects of all: the quality of the storylines. Brazil 2014 stood out in this regard, with everything from the co...
Categories: Euro 2016