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
The match was eagerly waited as history was so real, Germany and Poland, which team would want to steal? These countries have had their issues, as past history is plain to all. But neither team could win the game – as they tried to really enthral. Then the land of song, the Welsh did
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
The Belgium Red Devils look to have put behind the insanity that was their opening match at the European Championship in which they fell to a tumultuous 2-0 defeat at the hands Italy. Marc Wilmots’ charges ravaged past the Republic of Ireland with a 3-0 victory on Saturday afternoon to greatly advance their chances of
The first installment of a new Euro 2016 column titled “The Europhile” by O-Posts football writer, James Clark. England are a massive footballing nation in their own right. The likes of David Beckham, Steven Gerrard, Frank Lampard, Paul Scholes and Wayne Rooney have all donned the shirt in the last 20 years. All players of
After a disappointing opening match against Russia that saw them concede a late goal to draw 1-1, England greatly increased their chances of making it safely past the group stages following their triumphant encounter against arch rivals Wales. They may be united by geographical proximity so much that there would be no United Kingdom without
A lovely and humorous infographic by the folks at Clubline Football, which provides some timely tips for us Euro 2016 followers and to ensure that we make it to every and each match throughout the duration of the tournament. Follow Clubline Football on Twitter @clublineuk Like O-Posts on Facebook You can also follow O-Posts
The European championship in France looks to have finally up picked momentum after a slow start in the opening round of group matches. Seven days into the tournament and teams have already started aligning themselves, with the usual suspects looking odds on to qualify into the round of 16. Albeit the scarcity of goals, we
Croatia entered the European championship with the title of “dark horses”. That title is debatable considering “dark horse” literally means “a competitor about whom little is known but who unexpectedly wins”. Considering so many expect the Croats to win, the title seems redundant and almost all of Croatia’s ideal XI is well known to people
Below is the fourth installment of a Euro 2016 column titled “The Russian Review” by Russian football expert and sports journalist, Shaun Nicolaides. Having taken a battling draw against England on Saturday, Russia came into their second Euro 2016 clash with Slovakia on a high. Head coach Leonid Slutsky knew that a victory would practically book
The current Euro 2016 tournament has been shaping up as one of the most exciting in recent memory, not only in terms of the clash of national teams but also in terms of the performances of individual players. Expanding the finals to include 24 teams rather than the former 16 means more matches and more
The article below is the fourth 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. It has been an eventful start to the 2016 European Championships. Host nation France kicked it all off on Friday night with a tough
England vs Wales: ‘The Battle of Britain’. That’s what some pundits and fans are saying about this Group B fixture England and Wales. Two countries who share a dislike in one another. This is an international derby. England head into Thursday’s game deflated, as Russia snatched a very late equaliser. Despite England’s brilliant first-half display and
Four years ago at the Olimpiyskyiy National Sports Complex in Kiev, Ukraine marked one of the most forgettable days for Italian football. Italy not only suffered a defeat, but endured the humiliation of a 4-0 thrashing at the hands of Spain in the 2012 European Final: the heaviest defeat of any final in the competition.
Finally, the time has come. After a week of enthusiastic responses to our million dollar question (if the England jersey is worth that much — it ain’t), the time has arrived to announce the winner. The winner, the person who will receive and — we hope — will hold aloft and sport the most coveted
Below is the sixth installment of a Euro 2016 column titled “Footé in France” by O-Posts mainstay and top football writer, Adam Gray. Euro 2016 has reached the end of its first round of games and so far it has been a cagey, yet curios start to the tournament. Unfortunately, events off the field have
Below is the third installment of a Euro 2016 column titled “The Russian Review” by Russian football expert and sports journalist, Shaun Nicolaides. Following the chaos of match-day one, Russia head into their vital Group B clash against Slovakia in Lille on the back of a hard earned draw against England. Vasily Berezutsky’s goal in that
I’m watching my share of football, and maybe I’ll have a beer. Sit down in front of the TV and give an almighty cheer. It doesn’t matter who is playing, it is the game I’ll watch. And sometimes on occasions, I’ll drink an orange and scotch! As the game goes on, I seem
Germany kicked off their 2016 European campaign with a 2-0 razing over Ukraine in the second match of Group C on Sunday night. Overall the World Champions exhibited a dominant performance over the Eastern Europeans- but that’s not to say their display was the final article. Shades of a work in progress were highly evident,
Below is the second installment of a Euro 2016 column titled “The Russian Review” by Russian football expert and sports journalist, Shaun Nicolaides. First games are always nervy affairs, and Russia were thrown into the lions’ den in their Euro 2016 opener. An ageing, pedestrian Russian side were handed the challenge of taking on a youthful