adidas Beau Jeu Euro16 OMB

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Of course, these will be designed in a manner that provides the most favourable aerodynamic properties for the ball – however, that’s veering dangerously into physics territory. Joshua Kimmich almost pulled a goal back for Germany, but his shot hit the frame of the France goal and his header on the rebound was saved by Hugo Lloris. France kicked off the first half of extra time and four minutes in, Eder won a free-kick after being fouled by Umtiti. The “Beau Jeu”, which translates as “Beautiful Game”, was revealed by the former France captain Zinedine Zidane, who won the European Championship with France in 2000.

In winning the final, Portugal became the tenth different nation to win the European Championship, twelve years after losing their first final at home in the 2004 tournament. He comes infield away from Evra tries to play a one-two with Eder, but Matuidi tracks him all the way and clears.

The pitch at Lille received particular attention with players slipping continuously and with groundsmen forced at halftime to try to repair the cut up pitch. Ronaldo's reputation is not that of a selfless personality who puts team before himself - indeed he has often been accused of selfishness and petulance in dealing with his Portugal team-mates.

He finds Quaresma, who has a fairly simple first-time ball to put Nani through on goal – and overhits it! Gibraltar competed in a European Championship qualifying for the first time since their affiliation to UEFA in 2013. In the 34th minute, Sissoko nutmegged Adrien Silva before striking a shot which was kept out by Rui Patrício. Two minutes into stoppage time, João Mario’s cross towards Nani passed wide of the far post and the half ended goalless. The Bronze Boot was awarded to Olivier Giroud, who scored one goal in the group stage and two in the knockout phase, as well as providing two assists; compatriot Dimitri Payet amassed the same tally, but played 50 more minutes than Giroud.Sidespin does nothing to bring the ball down, which is why so many free kicks of this type are simply ballooned over the crossbar. Cristiano Ronaldo (pictured playing against Poland in the quarter-finals) became his country's most capped player during the tournament. In the eighth minute, Payet put in a strong tackle on Ronaldo who subsequently appeared to be in pain. The official logo was unveiled on 26 June 2013, during a ceremony at the Pavillon Cambon Capucines in Paris.

UEFA announced the tournament schedule on 25 April 2014, [53] [54] which was confirmed on 12 December 2015, after the final draw. In their final group match, France played Switzerland at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy in Villeneuve-d'Ascq on 19 June. UEFA said that this 'coincidence' was not their responsibility because the name was selected by fan voting.m. CEST on 10 July 2016 in front of an attendance of 75,868, in sunny conditions with a temperature of 28°C (82°F) and 38% humidity.