Information about 2016 UEFA European Championship and Euro 2016

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Information about 2016 UEFA European Championship
and Euro 2016
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• The 2016 UEFA European Championship, commonly
  referred to as UEFA Euro 2016 or simply Euro
  2016, was the 15th European championship, the
  quadrennial international men's
  football championship of Europe organised
  by UEFA. The English premier league was held in
  France from 10th June to 10th July. Spain were
  the two time defending heros, having won the
  2008 and 2012 series, but were eliminated in the
  round of 16 by Italy. France was chosen to host
  the 2016 finals in way beating turkey and Italy
  in this process. Also this Euro series had lots
  of Transfer News, which gave room for lot of
  gossips around and making the football lovers
  always in a sensational mode.
• The matches were played at ten stadiums in ten
  cities like that of Paris, Bordeaux, Lens, Lyon,
  Saint-denis etc. Being the proud conquerors of
  the tournament, Portugal earned the right to
  compete the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup to be
  held in Russia.
• It was a brilliant compelling game between Italy
  and Spain which created so much sensation. A
  superbly organized Italy deserved dethroned Spain
  from Giorgio and Pelle.
• Giorgio Chiellini and Graziano Pelle scored the
  goals as Italy wanted to impose revenge for their
  Euro 2012 final defeat by dumping Spain out of
  Euro 2016 with a deserved 2-0 last 16 win in
  Paris on Monday.

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• Chiellini enforced home the winner from close
  range after goalkeeper David de Gea was able to
  parry Eders furiously struck free-kick. Pelle
  volleyed in a deflected cross in injury time to
  complete Spains anguish.
• After being thrown out of the World cup in the
  first round in the Vincete del bosques team have
  now failed to get to the Euro quarters final.
• A series of array of De Gea saves kept Spain in
  the game, but their quest for a remarkable third
  consecutive Euro title petered out as Gianluigi
  Buffon saved from Andres Iniesta and Gerard Pique
  late on the set up of appealing quarter-final
  clash with Germany on Saturday in Bordeaux.
• Spain had lost one of their previous 11 meetings
  with Italy which includes a 4-0 win in the Euro
  2012 final. The first 45 minutes of the opening
  the azzurri were at the better side and could
  have been more than one goal up at the break.

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• De Gea had been much blamed for his performance
  as Spains 15-game was victorious in the Euros
  came to an end on Tuesday with a 2-1 defeat to
  Croatia which cost them top spot in Group D.
• However Pelles bullet header wide on eight
  minutes was made apology by Manchester United
  stopper.
• Emanuele Giaccherinis acrobatic effort was then
  twist onto the post by De Gea, albeit referee
  Cuneyt Cakir had already blown for a foul as
  Italy continued to dominate the early exchanges.
• It almost took 28 minutes of effort for Spain to
  have a goal yet too Iniestas weak shot was
  straight to the Buffon.
• The breakthrough 12 minutes before half time was
  made by Antonio Contie when the Spain captain
  Sergio Ramos unnecessarily dived in on Pelle to
  concede a free-kick on the edge of the box.
• Eders impressive effort was parried by De Gea
  only as far as Giaccherini and he punched the
  ball into Chiellinis path to bundle home.