Summer 2016

The summer of 2016 was a really lively summer.

After the European competition, the football craze continues.

Because the European Championship is coming.

Compared to club competitions, the attention of national team competitions is significantly higher.

On the one hand, because the national team has a longer competition cycle, every four years, unlike the Champions League, which is held every year.

On the other hand, many fans are also looking forward to their favorite stars making a breakthrough in the national team competition.

For example, Cristiano Ronaldo and Antoine Griezmann.

In this European Championship held in France, the most concerned is naturally the French team, and there is no one.

And the strong lineup of the French team makes them the biggest favorites.

And teams such as Portugal, England, and Germany are also eye-catching.

For Leicester City, their players are also on the verge of making their European Championship debut.

N'Golo Kante in the French team and Vardy in the England team have made countless Leicester City fans look forward to it.

Unfortunately, the two barely got a chance to play.

On the England side, despite Jamie Vardy's fine performances in the last two seasons, he still hasn't been able to get much of Hodgson's favor.

Just a sporadic substitute in the second half of the game, that's all.

And the biggest problem for England this time also appeared in the forward line.

The weakness of the striker made England barely qualify from the group, but fell directly to the quarterfinals.

They were beaten 2-1 by Iceland and were remembered most after the game by Viking Songs, with no memory of England's performance.

After this game, Rooney and other veterans bid farewell to the stage of history, and the former golden generation of England came to an end.

Also as a golden generation, Spain also left early.

They were beaten 2-0 by Italy, and the passing football, which they relied on to survive, had no penetrating power at all, and Spain's golden generation also bid farewell to the stage of history.

However, the Italian side who beat them did not go very far, and in the quarter-finals, they once again lost to Germany on penalties and missed out on the last four.

Germany also failed to reach the final, they were defeated 2-0 by France in the semi-finals, whether it was the genius Gotze, Muller, Tonik Roth, or the veteran Schweinsteiger and Boateng, they failed to show their dominance, and finally had no choice but to say goodbye.

In the end, it was the hosts France and Portugal who reached the final.

Speaking of Portugal's qualification, it was a real stumbling block.

He equalized at the last minute of the group stage and qualified for third place in the group by virtue of the points advantage.

After that, I played very hard and tried my best to reach the final.

In the final, Ronaldo was substituted due to injury in the 25th minute of the game, which made the Portuguese despair.

But at the moment, all the Portuguese players did not give up, they fought until the last moment.

In extra time, substitute Ed fired a blast and the ball blasted open the goal of Lloris!

1 to 0!

Portugal breaks the deadlock!

In the end, they won with this invaluable goal!

Became the winner of the European Cup!

On the awards stage, Ronaldo's eyes widened excitedly and he lifted the trophy vigorously.

This scene moved countless fans.

Xia Xing, who was watching the game at the scene, also couldn't stop applauding.

He suddenly recalled that after the Champions League final a month ago, he had wished Ronaldo to win the European Cup.

I didn't expect the blessing to come true, it's so good.

On the other side, the French were devastated by the sight.

They were expecting the team to win the European Championship on home soil, but they were just one step away.

Griezmann, who has always been known as being able to challenge Mero's position, is still one step away from being a supergiant.

And Kante, who sat on the bench for the whole game, was also alone and silent.

Xia Xing shook his head slightly.

Wins and losses are determined by heaven, this is football, this is life.

After this game, the European Championship also came to an end.

However, the lively summer of 2016 is not over yet.

Because with the end of the game, the transfer curtain of European football officially opened.

A number of European giants have spent a lot of money to implement a large recruitment plan.

Barcelona exchanged 120 million euros for blood and bought 6 talents.

Andre Gomez, Umtiti, Diagne, Cillessen, Denis Suarez, Paco.

Six talented reinforcements have joined, so that Barcelona has been strengthened in all positions.

At the same time, they also cleaned up a number of players such as Bravo, Baltra, Alexander Song, Tello, Alves, etc., freeing up salary space for the team.

Barcelona remain one of the most competitive teams in Europe this season.

Compared with Barcelona, Real Madrid's squad adjustment is more conservative. Zidane did not win a title in his first season, but he still gained the trust of the club. After signing a new contract, he simply bought Morata back from Juventus for 30 million euros.

The rest of the time, they're cleaning up. Players such as Jesse, Cheryshev, Llorente, and Arbeloa have left the team, and Real Madrid has traveled lightly.

However, Ronaldo, who has been clamoring for a transfer, has not left, and it seems that the club and himself hope to fight again.

Atletico Madrid did not sit idle in the transfer window, they spent 80 million to bring in Gameiro, Gaitan and Vrsallico, and they are still serious contenders for the league title and the Champions League this season.

In Serie A, Juventus have once again become the hottest team in the transfer market.

They lost Pogba, but instead of putting the 100 million transfer fee they received in the bank, they turned around and brought in Higuain for 90 million euros. The transfer not only strengthens the team, but also weakens rivals Napoli, killing two birds with one stone.

In addition, the addition of players such as Pjanic, Piazza, Lemina, Cuadrado and other players has also given Juve more capital to hit the Champions League in the new season, which is what they want most.

Compared with Juve's extravagant spending, Inter Milan also directly spent 110 million euros on reinforcements.

Joao Mario, Candreva, Todo, Ansaldi, Brozovic, Caprari, Biraghi, Laxalte and Barbosa have all joined in a well-balanced mix of reinforcements and are poised to return to the Inter era in the new season.

In addition to the two most expensive teams, AC Milan, Roma, Napoli and other teams have also been greatly strengthened.

The new season of Serie A should be very good.

In the Bundesliga, it is still a two-man rotation of Bayern and Dortmund.

Bayern's reinforcements this summer are not large, but they are very targeted.

Hummels and Alexis Sanchez were bought for €70 million, both of which were targeted.

After Dortmund sold stars such as Hummels, Mkhitaryan, and Gundogan, they recovered 100 million euros, and turned to the transfer market, introducing stars such as Gotze, Schurrle, Dembele, Guerrero, Rhodes, and Baltra.

In the new season, they will still have to wrestle with Bayern.

Compared to these leagues, the most lively of the five major leagues is the Premier League.

And the starting point of this transfer boom is not from the players, but from the coaches......

(End of chapter)