adidas Beau Jeu Euro16 OMB

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The day before the tournament, fighting broke out between local youths and England fans in Marseille; police dispersed the local youths with tear gas. The model for the 1974 World Cup in West Germany featured the introduction of a Durlast polyurethane coating which provided waterproofing and helped maintain the ball's shape and resistance against abrasion. The “Beau Jeu”, which translates as “Beautiful Game”, was revealed by the former France captain Zinedine Zidane, who won the European Championship with France in 2000. Only four of the six third-placed teams qualified; Portugal were ranked third of the six and progressed along with Slovakia, the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.

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Still, Portugal’s tournament still very much depends upon which Ronaldo shows up in the last 16 - they remain a formidable force when in top gear, as they were in the second half. It is the first time in the competition's history that there has been a different ball for the knockout rounds.

Regular time ended goalless without a single shot in the first 24 minutes, a European Championship record. Raphaël Guerreiro was then booked for a foul on Sissoko before Blaise Matuidi was shown the yellow card for fouling Eder.

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Five teams secured their first qualification to a UEFA European Championship final tournament: Albania, Iceland, Northern Ireland, Slovakia and Wales. Violence between English and Russian fans arose again in Lille, where a total of 36 fans were arrested, and 16 people were hospitalised. The Europa League also has its own specially designed ball, previously made by adidas but now produced by Molten since 2018. Ahead of this weekend’s finale at Euro 2020, Imran Azam has been looking back on the tournament with former Switzerland centre-back Ramon Vega for World Soccer. In the round of 16, Portugal faced Group D winners Croatia at the Stade Bollaert-Delelis in Lens on 25 June.

The teams trained and resided in these locations throughout the tournament, travelling to games staged away from their bases. Noël Le Graët, president of the French Football Federation, explained that the concern for security had increased following the attacks. The Adidas Beau Jeu ( French pronunciation: [adidaz bo ʒø]) is one of the official match balls of the UEFA Euro 2016 tournament. In the eighth minute, Payet put in a strong tackle on Ronaldo who subsequently appeared to be in pain. In winning the final, Portugal became the tenth different nation to win the European Championship, twelve years after losing their first final, at home in the 2004 tournament.