The rolling Football Thread (including EURO 2016!).

[BelfastBloke]

In the spirit of previous rolling Football threads, would posters sign in with:

1. What country/countries you support
2. What country teams you particularly dislike (Euro or world)?
3. What things your family are doing to get your kids excited about the Euro 2016 tournament?
4. A comment about a player or two, or an issue or two.

Forgot they have Martial to come on too. Oh dear...

Think got Portugal name on it..the misses France have had..

And there's the goal..

YESSSS!!!!

Please let it stay like this. Don't want penalties!

Mon dieu!

These will be 10 difficult minutes.

Nani to score on a break.

Who's the Portuguese coach?

I may have felt an earthquake here.

Well done Portugal. Congratulations Lweji. Well deserved.

Ronnie - any excuse to get his top off!

Just saying...

I win the office sweep. After organising it. As the manager on site........tough day tomorrow!

Except that the dirty French actually have their own colours on the Eiffel Tower. Very poor losing.

This clip is a good end to the Euro thread. Football fans at their best.

The moths - they were Silver Y moths (Autographa gamma) which migrate north from N Africa/S Europe in variable numbers each summer (sometimes absolutely loads). They're probably on their way here

Maybe they should have played with a moth ball.

The boys have been received as national heroes today.
Unlike the two female Athletics gold medalists. Sigh.

Anyone following the Under 19 Euro?

Portugal is up for a hat trick after also winning the Under 17s last May.

So far, England is equal with the Netherlands and Portugal with Italy in the group stages. We've just beaten Germany and England has beaten France.

Also, Wales is now 11th in the FIFA ranking, having jumped 15 places, and it's 2 places ahead of England.
Well done. :)

www.fifa.com/fifa-world-ranking/ranking-table/men/

You mean the U19 England have beaten France, Germany got sent home by Portugal in the other group. (Haven't followed it, just looked it up as I remembered 3 Toffee lads are part of the team)

Good on Wales going 11th

Not quite sent them home, but Germany has lost 2/3 games.

They are already home as well as they are the host country . It does say on the website that they are knocked out of the competition.

Netherlands v England today at 12

So Friday night football is going to be a regular thing now.

And Paul Pogba is starting tonight for Man United.

Rob Smyth in the Guardian, on Friday Night Football: "Aren’t Sky just calling it FNF? Or, if you’re a Southampton fan who has to get home tonight, FFS."

Rough test for the Republic of Ireland in Serbia.

Sunday 04 SEP 2016 - 18:00 Local time
GROUP F
SlovakiaSLOVAKIAEnglandENGLAND

Sunday 04 SEP 2016 - 20:45 Local time
GROUP F
MaltaMALTAScotlandSCOTLAND

Sunday 04 SEP 2016 - 20:45 Local time
GROUP C
Czech RepublicCZECH REPUBLICNorthern IrelandNORTHERN IRELAND

Monday 05 SEP 2016 - 20:45 Local time
GROUP D
SerbiaSERBIARepublic of IrelandREPUBLIC OF IRELAND

Monday 05 SEP 2016 - 19:45 Local time
GROUP D
WalesWALESMoldovaMOLDOVA