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Half Time Switch Fixes France But For How Long?

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Half Time Switch Fixes France But For How Long? All of a sudden, a huge weight has lifted from France. “Libérés” – freed – was the simple headline on the cover of Monday’s L’Equipe with, tellingly, the photo below of Antoine Griezmann and Olivier Giroud celebrating the former’s equaliser. Th...

Pogba Making Progress After Frustrating Start to Euro 2016

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Pogba Making Progress After Frustrating Start to Euro 2016 There are two ways of responding to criticism and over the past week Paul Pogba has tried them both. On Wednesday, he seemed to aim an up yours gesture at the press-box following France’s second goal in their win over Albania (although he denies it, claiming he was merely celebrating). Then on...

Top Tips from This Weekend's Euro 2016 Action

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Top Tips from This Weekend's Euro 2016 Action After a stalemate in our last betting tip battle with Bookmaker Ratings, we’re tipping off against ESPN journalist Gabriele Marcotti once more this weekend.Last choosing bets for the matches between England-Wales and Germany-Poland, the scores were 1-1, with a point for each correct tip; Gabri...

Win Over Romania Highlights Payet's Importance to France

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Win Over Romania Highlights Payet's Importance to France It was a goal almost worthy of winning the entire competition, let alone the opening fixture of the tournament. Dimitri Payet’s fine effort in the dying embers of France’s 2-1 win over Romania last Friday left Ciprian Tatarusanu rooted to the spot and sent France fans across the country ...

Six Main Storylines Set to Drive Euro 2016

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Six Main Storylines Set to Drive Euro 2016 There are many elements that properly mark an international tournament, from the level of the football to the drama of the moments, but even they are elevated by one of the most important aspects of all: the quality of the storylines. Brazil 2014 stood out in this regard, with everything from the co...

The Key Battles as France Open Euros Against Romania

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The Key Battles as France Open Euros Against Romania We’re just days from the start of the Euros, with hosts France having emerged as favourites despite not playing a competitive match since being dumped out of the World Cup in the quarter-finals two years ago. Since then, however, Didier Deschamps’ squad has progressed, now with an enviab...

The Top Tips in Each Group at Euro 2016

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The Top Tips in Each Group at Euro 2016 Euro 2016 is the first of its kind with 24 teams. With more teams able to progress from the group stage, the final round of matches will give headaches to those calculating what the best outcome would be in order to secure the best passage in the knockout phase. Compared to previous editions, the fa...

Spain to Win and Muller Top Scorer in Euro 2016 Top Tips

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Spain to Win and Muller Top Scorer in Euro 2016 Top Tips For the first time ever, the hosts, the world champion and the European champion are the three favourites ahead of Euro 2016. France, Germany and Spain, in order of the plot, and in order of the bookmakers’ outright winners.WINNERS – France 4.00, Germany 4.50 and Spain 6.50 on Bet365, bu...

Can Giroud Handle the Pressure of Leading France at Euro 2016?

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Can Giroud Handle the Pressure of Leading France at Euro 2016? Earlier this week, France head coach Didier Deschamps was forced to defend striker Olivier Giroud. “It’s definitely a minority (of fans) and it’s obviously unfair,” Deschamps said after the Arsenal striker was booed by a contingent of the fan base in their 3-2 win over Camero...

Player Focus: Should Hatem Ben Arfa go to Euro 2016?

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Player Focus: Should Hatem Ben Arfa go to Euro 2016? Some things never change. As Hatem Ben Arfa responded to questions in the media area of the Allianz Riviera after his match winning performance on Friday night, the Nice midfielder was interrupted by a tap on the shoulder. It was from the hand of Saïd Chabane, the president of Angers, whose tea...