The Irish Times

Belgium sack coach Marc Wilmots after Euro 2016 failure

Defeat to Wales in the quarter-finals proves the final straw as Belgian FA reach settlement

Fri Jul 15 2016 - 15:07

Republic of Ireland move up in Fifa World Rankings

Wales overtake England – as Copa America runners-up Argentina remain in top spot

Thu Jul 14 2016 - 10:39

Uefa to stick with 24-team format in European Championships

Financial realities inevitably trump the decline of quality in the football itself

Tue Jul 12 2016 - 01:00

Eder no accidental hero for Portugal

Eder’s moment was a lesson to keep believing in the face of adversity

Mon Jul 11 2016 - 17:56

Uefa reveal Euro 2016 team and player of the tournament

Wales duo of Aaron Ramsey and Joe Allen in the XI, with Cristiano Ronaldo also included

Mon Jul 11 2016 - 15:42

‘Cristiano Ronaldo told me I would be scoring the winning goal’

Eder thanks his captain - who celebrates ‘one of the happiest moments in my career’

Mon Jul 11 2016 - 10:56

‘The ugly duckling went and scored. Now he’s a beautiful swan’

Fernando Santos delighted with Eder as his Portugal team show they are exactly that

Mon Jul 11 2016 - 10:19

Tear gas and water cannon used at fan zone during Euro 2016 final

Dozens tried to enter the fan zone at foot of the Eiffel Tower which had reached capacity

Mon Jul 11 2016 - 06:59

TV View: Giles bows out as Portugal draw clear at the death

Viewers dealt a selection dilemma for Euro 2016 final as Eder lights up a damp squib

Sun Jul 10 2016 - 23:39

Portugal stand up to be counted in absence of Cristiano Ronaldo

Departure of injured talisman brought an inspired response from Euro 2016 winners

Sun Jul 10 2016 - 23:28

Ken Early: Portugal worthy winners as France freeze

Injured Ronaldo basks in crowning glory as Portugese collective trump fearful hosts

Sun Jul 10 2016 - 23:19

Éder the unlikely hero as Portugal crowned kings of Europe

Valiant Portugese defy Ronaldo injury to stun hosts France and win Euro 2016

Sun Jul 10 2016 - 22:59

Euro 2016 reflection: A triumph for the French team and country

France as a whole stayed defiant despite the tournament starting in a climate of fear

Sun Jul 10 2016 - 17:03

Euro 2016 review: The tournament losers

Five teams who will not be looking back at their Euros campaigns with any fondness

Sun Jul 10 2016 - 17:00

Euro 2016 review: The tournament winners

A look at five teams who will consider their campaigns in France a roaring success

Sun Jul 10 2016 - 17:00

Euro 2016 reflection: We have the new format to thank for Albania’s story

Expansion to 24 teams gave minnows the chance to write their own piece of history

Sun Jul 10 2016 - 15:54

Euro 2016 reflection: The goal, the sheer joy of it, cut through all the tension

Dimitri Payet’s stunning strike sparked the tournament into life after a tentative start

Sun Jul 10 2016 - 15:00

Euro 2016: History in France’s favour but Portugal have a game changer

Ronaldo key to unlocking hosts’ defence in what should be a tight affair in Paris

Sun Jul 10 2016 - 13:22

Didier Deschamps: From pocket battleship to commander of French fleet

From his time at Juventus, the man from Bayonne was learning his trade hard

Sun Jul 10 2016 - 12:59

Pepe fit to return to Portugal side for final date with France

Defender takes full part in training after missing Wales game with thigh strain

Sat Jul 09 2016 - 21:23

Didier Deschamps wants France to ‘seize the opportunity’ against Portugal

Hugo Lloris believes victory in Paris would complete rehabilitation with French public

Sat Jul 09 2016 - 13:29

Ken Early: Vanity is no barrier to Cristiano Ronaldo’s popularity

Those who snigger at Portuguese superstar’s narcissism risk sounding old-fashioned

Sat Jul 09 2016 - 10:58

Investing in Paul Pogba may well pay off second time around for United

French midfielder’s proposed big-money transfer is really a statement of intent

Fri Jul 08 2016 - 22:24

Best Quotes of Euro 2016: Some Russian classics to Robbie Brady proposals

‘The Russian team is soft - we need a Stalinist mobilisation. Mental, physical severe power’

Fri Jul 08 2016 - 13:46

Antoine Griezmann’s heroics fire France past Germany

Didier Deschamps’s side march on to Paris and final meeting with Portugal

Thu Jul 07 2016 - 22:48

‘Handball’ for Thierry is ‘armed robbery’ for Eamon

Antoine Griezmann, the glue that makes everything tick, seals it for the host nation

Thu Jul 07 2016 - 22:47

Antoine Griezmann helps ‘joie de vie’ return to Paris fanzone

‘In 1998 people were freer in their minds but now nobody knows for sure that a bomb won’t go off’

Thu Jul 07 2016 - 22:07

Paris mayor thanks Irish fans for ‘songs’ and ‘sportsmanship’

Republic and North groups given medals for ‘exemplary behaviour’ during Euro 2016

Thu Jul 07 2016 - 20:55

France can eclipse memory of South Africa with Germany win

A blank page of history awaits for Didier Deschamps’ team of late bloomers

Thu Jul 07 2016 - 12:49

‘A person next to me moved, and they shot him’: Griezmann’s sister recalls Bataclan attack

‘I don’t think about football with what happened. I try not to think about it at all’

Thu Jul 07 2016 - 11:56

Clare girl lines out as mascot at Euro 2016 semi-final

Rose Carter (10) asked to walk out with Wales instead of Portugal after competition win

Thu Jul 07 2016 - 10:46

Portugal and Cristiano Ronaldo end Wales’s Euro 2016 dream

Quickfire goals from Portuguese captain and Nani bring Welsh fairytale to abrupt finish

Wed Jul 06 2016 - 22:12

Paris mayor to present Irish fan medal to somebody ‘worthy in every way’

‘You can be proud, because the Euros aren’t over yet, and you’ve already won’

Wed Jul 06 2016 - 20:53

Euro 2016: the intellectual’s guide to football

‘There are intellectual football-lovers but those who go to stadiums and bookshops are different’

Wed Jul 06 2016 - 18:30