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 […]

Paris (AFP) – Portugal coach Fernando Santos said he did not mind how his team won and they claimed the European Championship title on Sunday with another "ugly" victory. Santos hugged his injured star player Cristiano Ronaldo when the Stade de France spectacle finally ended after 120 minutes. But in the end it was not […]

Paris (AFP) – Portugal beat hosts France 1-0 in the Euro 2016 final on Sunday night thanks to substitute Eder's dramatic strike in extra-time at the Stade de France. Here are AFP Sport's five moments from an incident-filled match: Eder the hero A final that appeared to be heading for penalties suddenly swung Portugal's way […]

Saint-Denis (France) (AFP) – Cristiano Ronaldo was stretchered off in tears but an extra-time goal by Eder saw Portugal beat hosts France 1-0 in Sunday's Euro 2016 final to win their first major tournament. The victim of a heavy challenge by Dimitri Payet, Ronaldo went off in the first half, but returned to the touchline […]

Paris (AFP) – Eder's low shot in extra-time gave Portugal their first European Championship title on Sunday with a 1-0 victory over France despite the absence of injured superstar Cristiano Ronaldo. Eder's goal came after Andre-Pierre Gignac almost gave France victory in added time at the end of 90 minutes when he hit the post […]

Paris (AFP) – Cristiano Ronaldo suffered new heartbreak in a European Championship final on Sunday, stretchered off in tears as Portugal battled France in the Euro 2016 final. French star Dimitri Payet floored Ronaldo with a heavy challenge in the eighth minute. The Portuguese superstar rolled on the turf in agony, was led off for […]

Paris (AFP) – French police fired tear gas during clashes Sunday evening with a group of football supporters denied entry to a packed Eiffel Tower fan zone showing the Euro 2016 final between France and Portugal. The clashes took place outside the fan zone, which was closed before kick-off after reaching a maximum capacity of […]

Berlin (AFP) – Former Germany international Matthias Sammer has left his position as Bayern Munich's sporting director following a health scare earlier this year, the club announced on Sunday. Sammer, 48, suffered a blood circulation problem in his brain in April and has since regained full health, but said he no longer had the desire […]

After consecutive domestic doubles, Juventus has plenty to look forward to this upcoming season. For the second time in two years, Juventus have dominated Italy, clinching the Serie A and Coppa Italia titles. After their poor start to the 2015-2016 Serie A campaign, a number of supporters feared that the Bianconeri would not lack the […]

Paris (AFP) – President Francois Hollande said Sunday that France's success at Euro 2016 was helping the country to heal from the Paris attacks and that even the national team had been scarred by the events in November. Authorities are bracing for mass celebrations if France — a country still on high terrorist alert — […]