Lisbon (AFP) – The Portugal football team led by Cristiano Ronaldo returned home to a heroes' welcome Monday after their upset triumph over France in the Euro 2016 final. Tens of thousands of fans waited for the team at Lisbon airport when their special flight arrived. There have been joyous nationwide celebrations since the 1-0 […]

Lisbon (AFP) – Cristiano Ronaldo's victorious Portugal team prepared to return home to a triumphant welcome Monday after their shock 1-0 win over France in the European Championship final, the country's first international title. The Real Madrid superstar was stretchered off the Stade de France pitch in tears in the first half late on Sunday, […]

Paris (AFP) – The open-top bus for the victory parade was ready and President Francois Hollande said France's success at Euro 2016 was helping the country to heal from the Paris attacks — but the party fell flat. Authorities had braced for mass celebrations if France — a country still on high terrorist alert — […]

Lisbon (AFP) – Central Lisbon was taken over by dancing fans, faces painted red, green and yellow and waving national flags after Portugal's stunning win over France in the Euro 2016 final Sunday. Tens of thousands of screaming supporters flooded the streets to celebrate Portugal's 1-0 victory — the country's first international title delivered even […]

Los Angeles (AFP) – Frank Lampard scored his fourth goal in five games but it was not enough to stop New York City FC from slipping to a 3-1 defeat at Sporting Kansas City in Major League Soccer. Former Chelsea and England star Lampard on Sunday stroked in a 14th-minute equaliser for City after Brazilian midfielder […]

Hong Kong (AFP) – Former Birmingham City owner Carson Yeung on Monday lost his appeal in Hong Kong's top court against a six-year prison sentence for money laundering. The 56-year-old was jailed for six years in March 2014 on five charges of laundering HK$721 million (US$93 million) in a case that gripped the southern Chinese […]

Paris (AFP) – A thundering out-of-the-blue shot by substitute Eder gave Portugal a shock 1-0 win over France in the European Championship final, delivering the country's first international title as superstar Cristiano Ronaldo watched injured from the touchline. Ronaldo was stretchered off in tears in the first half and limped on crying with joy again […]

Paris (AFP) – Tipped to emulate France's 1984European champions and 1998 World Cup winners, the 'Griezmann Generation's bitter Euro 2016 final defeat by Portugal will take some getting over. After sweeping past world champions Germany in the semi-finals, the stage was set for Antoine Griezmann and his team-mates to lead France to a third major tournament […]

Paris (AFP) – Euro 2016 golden boot Antoine Griezmann suffered a second heartbreaking defeat in weeks when France lost to Portugal in Sunday's final. "It's frustrating, it sucks, but that's football," said the 25-year-old marksman who also missed a penalty when his Atletico Madrid club side lost to arch-rivals Real Madrid in the Champions League […]

Paris (AFP) – French football fans slumped in disappointment after their team fell at the final hurdle on home soil, losing in extra-time to Portugal in Euro 2016. In the fan zone at the foot of the Eiffel Tower, 90,000 supporters went silent as Eder scored the goal that crushed the hopes of the host […]

Paris (AFP) – Cristiano Ronaldo wept with sadness and joy as substitute Eder's extra-time goal saw Portugal beat hosts France 1-0 in Sunday's Euro 2016 final to win their first major tournament. Ronaldo was stretchered off in the first half after being injured by Dimitri Payet, but returned to the touchline to see Eder's long […]

Paris (AFP) – Star striker Cristiano Ronaldo devoted Portugal's Euro 2016 triumph over France on Sunday to "all Portuguese and all immigrants". Ronaldo said he found it impossible to come back after being injured in the Paris final which Portugal won 1-0. "I tried to come back. My knee was swelling up and I couldn't. […]

Paris (AFP) – Portugal's man of the match Pepe said that his team had been inspired to beat France in Sunday's Euro 2016 final after talisman Cristiano Ronaldo was forced off by injury. Real Madrid superstar Ronaldo was stretchered off to a standing ovation in the 25th minute at Stade de France after jarring his […]

Paris (AFP) – Cristiano Ronaldo cried twice in the Euro 2016 final on Sunday, once when he was stretchered off injured and again when he ran back on in joy after his Portugal teammates claimed a famous win over France. French star Dimitri Payet floored Ronaldo with a heavy challenge in the eighth minute of […]

Paris (AFP) – France coach Didier Deschamps said his team had wasted "a big chance" to become Euro 2016 champions after falling 1-0 to Portugal in Sunday's final. "The disappointment is there and it's immense," Deschamps told French television channel M6 at Stade de France. "We've let a big chance to be champions pass us […]