Euro 2016 Statistics

Here are a few statistics from Euro 2016...

A look at the statistics from Euro 2016.

1) Portugal became the 10th country to win the European Championships.  The previous countries to have won are USSR, Spain, Italy, Germany, Czechoslovakia, France, Holland, Denmark and Greece.

2) Antoine Griezmann won the Golden Boot with six goals throughout the tournament, the highest total since Michel Platini in 1984.

3) In Iceland around 150,000 viewers watched Iceland beat England, and only 298 viewers watched the other channels!  That equates to around 99.8% of Iceland's TV viewing public watched Iceland beat England. #AudienceShare

Some of the stories from Euro 2016

1) The usual pre-tournament optimism

Looking at the teams in this tournament, England could actually win the darn thing.

— Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) June 25, 2016

Pardew For England

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Pardew For England. #AprilFools

1) Pardew For England

Back at the beginning of October, Crystal Palace were sitting fourth in the league (ahead of Leicester City on goal difference) and Alan Pardew, getting a bit carried away with his own ego, was talking up his England manager ambitions.

Fast forward six months and after picking up 3 points from 12 league games (3 draws and 9 defeats), Crystal Palace finally achieved their first league victory of 2016.  Not surprisingly, Ian Wright and all the other members of the Alan Pardew Appreciation Society were strangely quiet during this run of form, but you can rest assured that they'll no doubt be out once again in force singing Pardew's praises the next time Pardew achieves his traditional tri-seasonal five match unbeaten run. #PardewForEngland #irony

The Football Week In Tweets (01/04/2016)

1) The international break

55,799,430 - Number of football fans wondering what on earth they're going to do this weekend. DIY.

— OptaJoke (@OptaJoke) March 26, 2016

2) England beat Germany 3-2 #GERENG

Football is a simple game where 22 players kick a ball around for 90 minutes and at the end Germany give away a 2 goal lead.

— Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) March 26, 2016

'Always look on the bright side of life...' #GERENG pic.twitter.com/EMXjOc1y7o

— Football Hashtags (@Ftball_Hashtags) March 26, 2016