The latest installment of Germany manager Jogi Löw’s major tournament grossness proved to be the biggest takeaway from his side’s 2-0 win against Ukraine to start Euro 2016. So ahead of Germany’s match against Poland, Löw has apologized for making the whole world nauseous and attempted to explain the inexplicable.
Tag: Euro 2016
The many frustrated smiles of Cristiano Ronaldo during Portugal-Iceland
Iceland came back from 1-0 down to hold mighty Portugal to a 1-1 draw in their first ever match at the European Championship. Cristiano Ronaldo had quality chances to score throughout the match, but just couldn’t quite find that finishing touch. Given that he is the tournament’s biggest star and had all eyes on him while facing an opponent he should have made easier work of, he was rather frustrated. And when Cristiano gets frustrated, he smiles. A lot.
Austria lose to old man wearing sweatpants
Austria became a popular dark horse to win Euro 2016 after their undefeated qualifying campaign, but that has come to an end after losing their first match of the tournament to a lowly Hungary side that started the oldest man in the history of the competition — 40-year-old sweatpants wearing goalkeeper Gabor Kiraly.
Antonio Conte bleeds, Gigi Buffon falls off crossbar during Italy celebrations
Italy stunned Belgium by scoring first with a 32nd-minute goal from Emanuele Giaccherini and their bench was perhaps a bit overly aggressive in their celebrations with manager Antonio Conte.
Jogi Löw provides his first gross moments of Euro 2016
Does Jogi Löw realise the camera is always watching? pic.twitter.com/0It5UAKTK3
— Ian Walsh (@walsh_i) June 12, 2016
Germany manager Jogi Löw has made a habit of picking his nose at major tournaments. But when you’re a world champion, you need to change your game up in order to keep everyone guessing. So during Germany’s Euro 2016 opener against Ukraine, Löw unveiled a couple of gross new moves that are on a whole new level.
Football Angel of Doom Mick Jagger denies England win against Russia
It was going so well for England. They played a brilliant and uncharacteristically dynamic first half in their Euro 2016 opener and in the 73rd minute, Eric Dier shocked everyone with a tremendous free kick to break the deadlock.
0 – Eric Dier hasn’t attempted a single shot from a free-kick in his 65 Premier League games. Random.
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) June 11, 2016
With Russia looking like the decidedly average side that they are, England looked set to begin their Euros campaign with a win for the first time ever. But— oh shit, is that Mick Jagger in the stands?
Dimitri Payet’s guide to becoming universally beloved (by everyone outside of Romania)
England fans hold rival Euro 2016 opening ceremony in Marseille
While Paris hosted the official Euro 2016 opening ceremony in Paris, with the usual mix of inexplicable performances and costumes, England fans held their own version of an opening ceremony in Marseille by fighting the locals and police alike in various states of undress.
Artur Boruc’s Euro 2016 Preview
AHHHHHHHHHHH I AM ARTUR BORUC AND THIS IS MY EURO 2016 PREVIEW THAT I DON’T EVEN KNOW WHY I’M DOING!!!!!!! I WILL TELL YOU THINGS ABOUT EVERY TEAM IN THE TOURNAMENT SO YOU CAN HAVE SOMETHING TO READ BEFORE IT BEGINS OR BETWEEN THE MATCHES OR ANY OTHER TIME WHEN NORMAL PEOPLE ARE HAVING DANCE BATTLES WITH SQUIRRELS!!!!!!!
UEFA would like you to know that they aren’t making Euro 2016 sex toys
The happy little guy picture above is Super Victor — the official mascot of Euro 2016. He got his name through a public vote, beating out Driblou and Goalix. Although those names are both horrible nonsense words, they both hold a distinct advantage over Super Victor from a branding perspective: they are not the names of sex toys.