CRISTIANO RONALDO was stretchered off in tears but an extra-time goal by Eder saw Portugal beat hosts France 1-0 the Euro 2016 final to win their first major tournament.

Ronaldo’s damaged knee might have been a grievous setback but Portugal refused to let it be the decisive factor.

Antoine Griezmann scored a penalty in the first half and another goal in the second to send the hosts into the final against Portugal

Iceland’s remarkable Euro 2016 campaign came to an end as they fell to a 5-2 defeat to host-nation France in an entertaining quarter-final match in Saint-Denis.

Wales and Northern Ireland both have the belief they can win Euro 2016, according to their respective forwards Gareth Bale and Kyle Lafferty.

UEFA warned Russia could be disqualified if there is a repeat of crowd trouble inside grounds whe-re the team is playing.

The Russian Football Uni-on has been officially warned by UEFA that the national team will be expelled f-rom Euro 2016 if Russian fans are involved in more violent episodes. In addition, the federation has been fined €150,000 ($168,000).

Police in Marseille have deployed tear gas for a second evening to disperse England fans gathered ahead of the Euro 2016 football championships.

Dimitri Payet's spectacular late winner gave hosts France victory over Romania in the opening match of Euro 2016 amid a huge security operation at the Stade de France.

Soccer fans flocking to France for the Euro 2016 championship will be able to download a free ‘terror alert’ app that will warn them of an imminent threat if French security services uncover potential danger.

A new shocking twist in the Euro 2016 saga has emerged just days after stark warnings ISIS would make the event a target. It turns out 82 of the people hired for security posts on the football cup are on French terror watch lists.

Manager says decision allows him to have another midfielder or attacker