Ireland have reached the round of 16 at Euro 2016 and it’s safe to say that a constant fear of assistant manager Roy Keane is the primary reason for that. Though Ireland’s success has elicited rare smiles from Keane, the underlying menace that he exudes remains strong.
Amateur footballer sent off for provocative farting
A player in Sweden’s seventh division was sent off for farting during a match. And as strange as that sounds, it kind of makes complete sense once you’ve taken a look at the picture above.
Everything about Iceland at Euro 2016 is spectacular
Iceland beat Austria 2-1 to reach the knockout stage of Euro 2016 and doom the group favorites to last place and elimination. In doing so, Iceland became the smallest nation to win a European Championship match and completed their conversion of everyone watching the tournament into fans of theirs.
Cristiano Ronaldo throws reporter’s microphone into a lake
The first two Euro 2016 group-stage matches plumbed new depths of misery for Cristiano Ronaldo, so going into Portugal’s suddenly important third match against Hungary, the goalless star wasn’t in the best of moods. So when a CMTV reporter approached him and simply asked “Are you ready for the match?” while the team was on a lovely stroll through Lyon ahead of the match, Cristiano grabbed his microphone and chucked it into a nearby lake.
DTotD: Ezequiel Lavezzi tackled by advertising board, breaks elbow
It turned out the pitchside advertisements put up more of a fight against Argentina than the U.S. did in their Copa America semifinal. Ezequiel Lavezzi, who opened the scoring in Argentina’s 4-0 win with a 3rd-minute goal, fell backwards over the pitchside board in the second half and broke his elbow.
The injury will prevent Lavezzi, who scored twice in the tournament, from playing in the final.
The advertisement went unpunished. It had just as many shots on goal as the U.S.
This has been the Dirty Tackle of the Day: a chronicling of unfortunate events.
Lionel Messi breaks Argentina scoring record with absolutely perfect free kick against the U.S.
Going into the Copa America Centenario semifinals, there was a lot of optimism in the U.S. Once the home side made it through the group stage, there was a sense that anything could happen. Unfortunately for them, it was Lionel Messi that happened.
Fox attributes Copa America yellow card to U.S. women’s team keeper
@BrooksDT @MenInBlazers even FS1 doesnt want to see Wondo playing pic.twitter.com/gGCWhDRby9
— Lou Dilonardo (@ndloud50) June 22, 2016
Things went very bad very fast for the U.S. in their Copa America semifinal against Argentina. They conceded a goal within the first five minutes and looked completely bewildered from then on — a state that apparently extended to broadcaster Fox, who attributed a yellow card for Chris Wondolowski to U.S. women’s team backup goalkeeper Ashlyn Harris.
Gerard Pique gives camera the finger during Spanish anthem
Gerard Pique has been an outspoken supporter of Catalan independence, which has prompted Spanish national team fans to frequently jeer their starting centerback in the run up to Euro 2016.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic to retire from international football, focus solely on Guardiola revenge
Zlatan Ibrahimovic has announced that he will retire from international football when Sweden’s Euro 2016 campaign ends, which means he will not play in the Rio Olympics despite being named to Sweden’s squad for that competition.
Joe Ledley celebrated Wales’ win over Russia with a one-man dance party
@joe16led love you mate X pic.twitter.com/ltw12pxBhP
— Martyn (@martynj1289) June 20, 2016
Wales beat Russia 3-0 to finish top of their Euro 2016 group on their first ever appearance in the competition and midfielder Joe Ledley, a sentient beard with a man attached to it, celebrated with a spectacular dance exhibition in front of the Welsh supporters.