Euro 2016

I wished I put money on Italy to win. Belgium are the most over rated team ever and Italy have always had an amazing defence.

Belgium-Italy stat note.

Italy's starting XI against Belgium was the oldest ever in the history of the Euros (average 31y 169d).

Italy have kept more clean sheets at the Euros than any other team in the competition’s history (17).

Italy's second goal in their 2-0 win was the third of the tournament so far to be scored in stoppage time.

Feel sorry for welsh fans FAW telling them not to travel cos of chance of Violence 58 years had to wait and get caught up in this shite

I think England should pull out now before we get thrown out by UEFA. And by that I mean we should forfeit our remaining games I have to say that the level of violence that has been seen is casting a huge shadow over the whole tournament and the football is almost becoming secondary. And we should make a firm decision as to whether we are prepared to put people's lives at risk in Russia in 2018.
I doubt very much if any sanctions that UEFA impose on Russia today will be severe and I think Russia will just stick two fingers up to UEFA and their fans will just carry on as they are.
I just hope now that what has happened in France has been seen by FIFA and they realise what a mistake they made in awarding the 2018 World Cup and can Russia give them firm assurances that fans can be safe in 2018.

It is always the one per cent who cause trouble. The way the media portray it you would think the mindless thugs are the majority.

(14-06-2016 07:26 )HannahsPet Wrote:  Feel sorry for welsh fans FAW telling them not to travel cos of chance of Violence 58 years had to wait and get caught up in this shite

They are only telling those WITHOUT TICKETS not to travel.

No way will 1 they ban all alcohol being served and
2 england will get kicked out the tournament. In one week end a single bar sold 750 litres of beer at a rice of €12 per 500ml. It's the super markets selling cheap cans of beer they are putting a ban on.

(12-06-2016 18:08 )babelover48 Wrote:  

(12-06-2016 17:37 )HannahsPet Wrote:  Its now kicking off between german fans and Ukrainian Fans in Lille

Probably the French beer is so piss poor they can't drink enough to get drunk...

This violence has to be orchestrated by IS - they must be doing it to unsettle the French security forces in preparation for a major attack on the championships, so they must be paying the local thugs to start trouble between supporters

If I were Isis thats exactly what I would do. Those imbeciles don't seem to realise that they are making the police job of countering terrorism even harder. I think the perpetrators should be put down. Just tell them ' sorry lads you are too stupid and dangerous to be allowed to live' than give them a lethal injection.

News just in ;

11:54am
Uefa gives Russia a suspended disqualification
Uefa has given Russia a suspended disqualification from the tournament, to be enforced in case of repeated violence

also a 150,000 euro fine

But only if something else happens in a stadium doesnt say anything about outside the stadiums