Below is the tenth installment of a Euro 2016 column titled “Footé in France” by O-Posts mainstay and top football writer, Adam Gray. Wales made history on Wednesday night, competing in their first ever major tournament semi-final, against Portugal who were competing at this stage of a European Championship for the fourth time in the
The article below is the seventh installment of a column related to everything Euro 2016 titled “Euro Vision” by respected South African sports journalist and ANN7 Prime Sports Anchor, Peter Stemmet. Time for the final four. The 2016 European Championships are now at the semi-final stage and whether you are four-time world champions Germany
Roy Hodgson promptly resigned from his managerial post after England’s elimination from European Championship, at the hands of minnows Iceland. Gareth Southgate, the current England under-21 manager, is set to take over as the interim manager, with former England coaches and big names such as Brendan Rodgers and Jurgen Klinsmann expected to be announced as
In football, a golden generation is supposed to reach the peaks of the beautiful game: to win trophies and dominate the world over and this is exactly what this outgoing Spain team did. Under the stewardship of Vicente del Bosque, La Furia Roja won the 2008 and 2012 European Championship, but neither could compare to
Below is the ninth installment of a Euro 2016 column titled “Footé in France” by O-Posts mainstay and top football writer, Adam Gray. It is Antonio Conte’s Italy, with their Juventus built back four, who possess the solid defensive platform on which a potential Euro 2016 triumph will be built, but Germany head into Saturday’s
Maybe England are just not good enough! A contentious topic, but one that cannot go unnoticed given England’s perennial disappointment at major tournaments. The Three Lions were once again eliminated from the European Championship, but this time round by Iceland - a small country with a big heart. This is not the first time England
Dare I freuddwyd!! That means dare to dream in Welsh and that’s exactly what every Welshman will be doing, as they go head-to head with Belgium in the quarter-finals. So the Dragons have apparently overachieved and are quarterfinalist in the UEFA Euro 2016 tournament. It’s been more than a half century since Wales have been
The article below is the sixth installment of a column related to everything Euro 2016 titled “Euro Vision” by respected South African sports journalist and ANN7 Prime Sports Anchor, Peter Stemmet. Euro 2016 came to life in the most spectacular fashion during the Last 16 matches. As expected, the host nation France progressed but
England were unequivocally knocked out of the European Championship by Iceland, one of the biggest underdogs in the tournament. The fans were left distraught as this was yet another underwhelming performance in a major tournament, which was in stark contrast of their qualifying round in which they impressively won all 10 of their qualifying matches.
The third installment of a Euro 2016 column titled “The Europhile” by O-Posts football writer, James Clark. England have crashed out of the Euro 2016 finals against Iceland (of all countries) after a dismal display which invoked manager Roy Hogdson to tender his resignation in the post match press conference. England played an team who
Below is the ninth installment of a Euro 2016 column titled “Footé in France” by O-Posts mainstay and top football writer, Adam Gray. The final whistle sounded in Nice and that was it. Roy Hodgson’s four years in charge of England had come to an end leaving a legacy of, well, very little. Hodgson had
The penalty shoot out is now becoming the norm. And should you score the winner - you will really cause a storm. From extra time - to penalties, the game must conclude. As we welcome the dreaded penalties - everyone’s in a mood! After ninety minutes of running all over the slippery pitch. Sometimes on
It has been the norm from time immemorial for players to be identified with their kit numbers. A goalkeeper would ordinarily adorn the number 1 jersey while a striker would go for a number 9: number 5 is mostly for defenders, while the number 10 is usually reserved for the most naturally gifted player in
Below is the eighth installment of a Euro 2016 column titled “Footé in France” by O-Posts mainstay and top football writer, Adam Gray. The knockout stages of Euro 2016 have arrived and here’s where many believe, after a tentative group stage that conducted the experiment of 24 teams, the tournament will kick into full flow.
The article below is the fifth installment of a column related to everything Euro 2016 titled “Euro Vision” by respected South African sports journalist and ANN7 Prime Sports Anchor, Peter Stemmet. One of the criticisms of the new European Championships format is that only eight of the 24 teams are eliminated after the group phase.
Below is the eighth installment of a Euro 2016 column titled “Footé in France” by O-Posts mainstay and top football writer, Adam Gray. Another major international tournament and James Rodriguez is at it again. After being instrumental to Colombia’s run to the quarter-finals of the Brazil World Cup in 2014, Rodriguez has this time been
Below is the sixth installment of a Euro 2016 column titled “The Russian Review” by Russian football expert and sports journalist, Shaun Nicolaides. Thank goodness that’s over. After being drawn into Group B along with England, Slovakia and Wales, Russia had real hopes of making an impression on Euro 2016, however we were in for a
Football is an interesting game. Sometimes, credit is given to the individual player, the winning goal and the sublime skill. This makes some players to fly under the radar yet their contribution was worth appreciating. I will point out three of them. Mesut Ӧzil He always draws criticism wherever he goes. Even when Germany
Slovakia played a good game and held the England flops, They held out for a nil-nil draw - as the England failed to please their boss. Even Wayne Rooney was dropped from the start of the game. He really hasn’t impressed much - he’s just another name! Roy Hodgson must be wondering - why won’t
Gareth Bale and Dimitri Payet have emerged as stand-out performers at the 2016 Euros in France having inspired their respective teams to attain qualification into the last 16. Bale scored a goal apiece in each of the three group stage matches to advance his side’s hopes while Payet scored two goals as France finished top
The second installment of a new Euro 2016 column titled “The Europhile” by O-Posts football writer, James Clark. Cristiano Ronaldo is undoubtedly one of the finest talents to grace the beautiful world of football. The accolades and the records smashed by the man from Madeira goes to show how much you can achieve in football
When you look at the majority of these national sides, all have that one player a class above the rest… Do England really have that? Portugal have Ronaldo Wales have Gareth Bale Pogba for France Eden Hazard or Kevin De Bruyne for Belgium Robert Lewandowski for Poland Spain have the luxury of a multitude of
Spain has put a tricky start to the Euros behind them and made a strong case for being tournament favourites in France. Spain picked apart Turkey 3-0 thanks to their puppet master Andres Iniesta. La Roja rookie Nolito shined as well, pouncing on an error from Mehmet Topal to score as well as created a
Below is the fifth installment of a Euro 2016 column titled “The Russian Review” by Russian football expert and sports journalist, Shaun Nicolaides. Ten days into Euro 2016, the deciding group stage matches are upon us. France, Italy, Switzerland and Spain have already qualified, and now it’s the turn of Group B. While England have practically
Below is the seventh installment of a Euro 2016 column titled “Footé in France” by O-Posts mainstay and top football writer, Adam Gray. Both Northern Ireland’s team and their fans have based themselves in Lyon in these European Championships, the eastern metropolis providing a mid-way point between Nice, where they played Poland in Group