Euro 2016: The best moments
The European Championship, in its new 24-team format, was awash with great narratives even if the football was not the best. This year was the year of the minnows.
The Song No-One Will Forget
"Will Grigg's on fire" was the soundtrack of Euro 2016 - ahead of the unpopular official David Guetta song, if social media is much to go by. Grigg didn't even play a minute of the tournament for Northern Ireland but the chant became a hit on YouTube. Wherever he plays next, defenses will be terrified.
CR7-Selfie
The fans really made the tournament but this one probably should not have found his way on to the pitch for a selfie with Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo.
Löw`s Trouser Problems
Social media played a big part in Euro 2016 and unfortunately for Germany coach Joachim Löw, he bore much of the brunt of the jokes. Löw was caught on camera with his hands down his pants in the group game with Ukraine and the web would not let him forget it.
Spectacular Save
Possibly the best save of the tournament did not come from a goalkeeper. Germany defender Jerome Boateng acrobatically cleared off the line against Ukraine when a goal seemed almost certain. Germany won their opening match 2-0.
Use of Flares
It was not all joy on the terraces at Euro 2016. Flares made a comeback at a major tournament and some were hurled on to the pitch in a handful of games. UEFA punished the national associations but many wondered how French security had let the offending items into stadiums in the first place.
Hooliganism Returns
It was not just flares. Hooliganism reared its ugly head at Euro 2016 with trouble in the stands at the group game between Russia and England. Russia were punished with a suspended disqualification from the tournament from UEFA which seemed to do the job. There were also sporadic incidents of fan trouble away from stadiums too.
Zlatan Quits Internationals
International football has not really been his stage and Sweden´s Zlatan Ibrahimovic said goodbye to the national team on a downer. Sweden were dumped out in the group phase. One can only wonder what prizes he might have won had he been German or French or Italian...
Buffon's Joy
Beating defending champions Spain 2-0 in the last 16 was a major achievement for Italy, especially as they fully deserved their victory. Goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon got a little overexcited for a man of 38 years of age and hung from the crossbar.
Handball Specialists
Boateng's only blot on a strong tournament came when he gave away an almost inexplicable penalty for handball in the quarter-final against Italy. It allowed Italy to level the scores at 1-1 and eventually take the game to a penalty shootout.
Zaza's Penalty Dance
The penalty shootout between Germany and Italy was memorable for the number of misses, and hilarious ones at that. Simone Zaza was brought on as a substitute especially to take a spotkick but his weird stuttering, chicken-like run-up sent social media into meltdown as he missed woefully.
Hector's Delight
Eventually Germany's Jonas Hector managed to end the penalty deadlock in sudden death after the longest shootout in Euro or World Cup history. Seven penalties were missed and the 18th kick of the shootout only just squeezed in.
Huh-huh-huh
The Iceland chant and fan clap will be the most memorable takeaway from Euro 2016 with many teams shamelessly copying the celebration. Tiny Iceland performed a minor miracle in reaching the quarter-finals in their first major tournament, knocking out embarrassed England on the way.
Griezmann Comes Of Age
France forward Antonie Griezmann ended up tournament top scorer with six goals, two of which came in the semi-final win over Germany. The Atletico Madrid man is suddenly hot property and the 25-year-old will be a Les Bleus star for years to come.
Portugal`s Pride
The winner and the final the tournament deserved. Not great but dogged. Portugal`s surprise triumph summed up Euro 2016 - plenty of drama but little quality.