Wales stuns Belgium, 3-1, to reach Euro 2016 semifinal

0 comments by Randy Capps on 7/1/2016

In a tournament that has served up its share of drama and intrigue, Wales provided another dose of both on Friday. The Welsh ran past a favored Belgian side, 3-1, to reach the semifinal of the European Championship in its first appearance in the tournament. “Don’t be afraid to have dreams,” Wales manager Chris Coleman […]

LILLE, FRANCE – JULY 01: Wales players celebrate their team’s first goal by Ashley Williams (obscured) during the UEFA EURO 2016 quarter final match between Wales and Belgium at Stade Pierre-Mauroy on July 1, 2016 in Lille, France. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)

Watch: Hal Robson-Kanu pulls off Cruyff turn, gives Wales a 2-1 lead

0 comments by Harrison Prolic

Things looked bleak for Wales after Belgium had dominated the early part of today’s quarterfinal, and it got worse after Radja Nainggolan scored a brilliant goal. But since then it’s been all Wales as they’ve turned the tides on the Red Devils. A 1-1 deadlock was broken early in the second half when Hal Robson-Kanu turned […]

LILLE, FRANCE – JULY 01: Wayne Hennessey of Wales dives in vain as Radja Nainggolan (not pictured) of Belgium scores the opening goal during the UEFA EURO 2016 quarter final match between Wales and Belgium at Stade Pierre-Mauroy on July 1, 2016 in Lille, France. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)

Watch: Radja Nainggolan scores a stunner to give Belgium the lead

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Belgium has to be considered favorites to advance to the semi-finals, and when Radja Nainggolan is scoring these kind of goals it’s easy to see why. Belgium has had the majority of the chances early in their Quarterfinal meeting with Wales. However, it took a spectacular attempt to open the scoring. Nainggolan was given plenty of space […]

PARIS, FRANCE – DECEMBER 12: The UEFA European championships Trophy is displayed prior to the UEFA Euro 2016 Final Draw Ceremony at Palais des Congres on December 12, 2015 in Paris, France. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)

We try to predict the unpredictable Euro 2016 Quarterfinal matches

0 comments by Jeff Snyder on 6/30/2016

The Euro Quarterfinals are almost upon us. After a group stage and round of 16 filled with twists and turns, viewers will be filled with questions. What should we be prepared for? Who should we keep an eye on? Will there be any shock results? Well, we got you covered with a pocket-sized preview of […]

LILLE, FRANCE – JUNE 22: Republic of Ireland players celebrate their team’s 1-0 win after the UEFA EURO 2016 Group E match between Italy and Republic of Ireland at Stade Pierre-Mauroy on June 22, 2016 in Lille, France. (Photo by Matthias Hangst/Getty Images)

Day 13 of EURO 2016 saw the game of the tournament as group play ends

0 comments by Harrison Prolic on 6/22/2016

So it is finished. The group stage in Euro 2016 has come to an end, and after all the confusing advancement rules we have our round of 16 participants. Day 13 saw the game of the tournament as Hungary and Portugal played out a six goal thriller, while Ireland and Iceland showed they’re here for […]

TOULOUSE, FRANCE – JUNE 13: Gerard Pique (C) of Spain celebrates scoring his team’s first goal with his team mates during the UEFA EURO 2016 Group D match between Spain and Czech Republic at Stadium Municipal on June 13, 2016 in Toulouse, France. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images)

Day 4 at Euro 2016 sees Spain return to their winning ways and Italy shocks Belgium

0 comments by Pauly Kwestel on 6/13/2016

Day 4 at the Euro’s saw the holders Spain put their disastrous 2014 World Cup performance behind them. They left it until late but they came away with the three points. Meanwhile Italy upset Belgium while Ireland and Sweden played out a very entertaining 1-1 draw. Let’s take a look at the day that was […]

LYON, FRANCE – JUNE 13: Emanuele Giaccherini (R) of Italy celebrates scoring his team’s first goal with his team mates Matteo Darmian (L) and Eder (C) during the UEFA EURO 2016 Group E match between Belgium and Italy at Stade des Lumieres on June 13, 2016 in Lyon, France. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)

Watch: Emanuele Giaccherini gives Italy a shock lead over Belgium

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Coming into the match Belgium were number two in the FIFA rankings while many people believed this would be one of the worst Italian teams to ever play at a major tournament. Therefore it’d be fair to assume this would be a pretty straightforward contest with Belgium coming out the victors. Apparently nobody told that […]

MONTPELLIER, FRANCE – JUNE 09: Marco Parolo (R) and Antonio Candreva of Italy compete for the ball during the training session at “Bernard Gasset” Training Center on June 9, 2016 in Montpellier, France. (Photo by Claudio Villa/Getty Images)

Who will advance in the EURO 2016’s ‘group of death’ — Group E

0 comments by Josh Espinal on 6/9/2016

Many pundits consider Euro 2016’s Group E as the “Group of Death” with no team being below 35 on the FIFA Rankings, which says something about the group. Also, with such teams as Belgium, Sweden and Italy in the group it’s not hard to see why this is being considered one of the toughest groups […]

BELGRADE, SERBIA – SEPTEMBER 07: National football team of France poses to photographers prior the International friendly match between Serbia and France at the Stadium JNA on September 07, 2014 in Belgrade, Serbia, 2014. (Photo by Srdjan Stevanovic/Getty Images)

A way too early Euro 2016 Preview

0 comments by Pauly Kwestel on 3/27/2016

With this being the last international break before this summers European Championships in France, many of the participants will be ironing out the final kinks in their teams with a few friendlies this week. Barring a few injuries here or there, it’s safe to assume that the players that were called up to their national […]

Former MLS player considering leaving Belgian League due to attacks

0 comments by Phillip Bupp on 3/23/2016

According to the Washington Post, former D.C. United and Honduran international Andy Najar is thinking about leaving the country in which he has played in for the past three years because of recent terrorist attacks This week Najar isn’t in Belgium, the site where more than 30 people were killed in a Brussels metro station as […]

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