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 […]

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 […]