Featuring the host nation France on one hand versus the world's most confident great player Cristiano Ronaldo plus his plucky Portuguese countrymen Men's Nike Air Safari Cobblestone UK , Euro 2016 finished with a shock finale as the latter won their first-ever major trophy.
It was ironic that when the tournament had started and Portugal were stuttering, I pitied Ronaldo because compared to his great rival Lionel Messi of Argentina, he had much less world-class national teammates. Now, Ronaldo has something Messi doesn't Men's Nike Epic React Flyknit Olive Black Green UK , despite Ronaldo being forced out early with a bad injury in the final.
There were a number of positives. The Welsh and the Icelanders captured supporters everywhere with their unexpected success and passion as they outplayed and outperformed nations much larger than themselves.
Iceland, with a population of just 330,000, making it the smallest nation to ever play at a major soccer tournament Women's Nike Epic React Flyknit Cargo Khaki Black Green UK , won a fearless victory over England in the round of 16, giving them a fresh trauma after the Brexit -referendum.
Wales played in their first major tournament since 1958, but you wouldn't have known it as they advanced all the way to the semifinals. Wales also provided one of the tournament's signature games in their 3-1 defeat of Belgium, supposedly the world's second best team Men's Nike Air More Uptempo Black Reflective Black UK , in the quarterfinals.
France, Italy and Germany also had their moments as did the likes of Northern Ireland, Ireland and Poland.
Wales' Gareth Bale proved why he was one of the world's best players while Ronaldo staked a claim for the greatest by taking his country to the final and emerging victorious.
But taking away the sentimentality of seeing countries like Albania Northern Ireland and Hungary play, the fact this was the largest ever European Championship Women's Nike Air Max 1 White UK , with 24 teams an increase of eight from previous versions, did not deliver more excitement.
It instead contributed to the opposite as the quality of soccer was a bit lackadaisical. The fact that 16 of the 24 teams advanced to the next round made for less drama and more cautiousness as teams played for draws, knowing in some cases that would be adequate.
England took it a bit further by playing a much changed and weakened team for their final game when they knew they had already qualified, despite not having wrapped up first place.
There was a lot of confusion as some teams did not know whether they would advance and who they would play up until the final group games had ended. The knockout draw turned out to be very uneven as France Nike Air VaporMax Moc 2 Sail Anthracite UK , Italy, Germany and Spain all ended up in the same half of the bracket. UEFA will need to look into this for the next tournament.
They will also need to investigate the disturbing scenes of violence and rioting at the beginning of the tournament in which Russian hooligans played a massive role.
BANGKOK, Sept. 22 (Xinhua) -- A police colonel was questioned on Thursday for being suspected to have helped Thailand's former premier Yingluck Shinawatra flee the country in the face of a suspended court verdict last month, police said on Friday.
The unidentified police colonel was brought to the National Police headquarters for questioning by Deputy Police Commissioner General Pol. Gen. Srivara Ransibrahmanakul and a few other police generals on Thursday Women's Nike Air Max 270 Triple White UK , the police said.
Meanwhile, two other police officers have also been suspected of involving in Yingluck's escape. One is currently acting as police inspector and the other as police warrant officer, according to the police attached to the National Police headquarters.
The police colonel allegedly drove Yingluck from her house in Yothin Pattana area of Bangkok to Sa Kaeo province on the Thai border with Cambodia on Aug. 23. Yingluck was said to have fled the country with the help of several unknown persons, including those police officers.
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A search warrant might be issued by court for police investigators to check Yingluck's premises in connection with the getaway car, the police said.
No charges have been filed against the three unidentified police officers for the time being, pending further investigation since they were suspected to have secretly helped Yingluck's escape.
The Supreme Court's verdict was due to be delivered to the former premier on Aug. 25, following a criminal lawsuit filed against her pertaining to a scandalous rice subsidy program implemented nationwide by her previous government several years ago.
That forced the Supreme Court judges in charge of criminal lawsuits against politicians to put off the reading of the verdict until Sept. 27 in the likelihood of Yingluck's absence.
She had been accused by the National Anti-Corruption Commission of duty-negligence charges involving her alleged failure to call off the rice program which had been allegedly prone to corruption.
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