EURO 2020 (2021 Edition)

Ref is bent as fuck

finns have some fortune in this game, they've worked for it

Penalty goal for Russia, who are shit and need to be sent packing.

The ref in Russia/Denmark is bent I mean, let a Russian player off with an obvious second yellow and gave Russia a pen for an obvious dive

No way Denmark don’t score again with Russia set up like this.

Gonna wait til the 90th then bet on Pukki to score

Belgium goal.

okay, that was in, but probably the lamest goal of the tournament

1-0 belgium

Ridiculous but *shrug*

Why are so many people throwing shit on the pitch in this tournament?

I love hearing the Danes roar as the news from the other game hits

VAR should have a look at that, think the keeper was offside

Time to watch this Denmark match

Vermaelen of all ppl sheesh

Get in there!!!

Some hit

Oh THAT was a goal!

Woooof

Russia getting mugged now.

lol keep em coming

blimey

Yes!

Lovely

And again!

A necessary corrective to that not at all suspicious outbreak of terrible refereeing

Wow I switched over at the right time!

Belgium 2-0.

lukaku scores a good one

2-0 belgium

ShariVari rarely wrong tbf

Really happy for the Danes. Playing Wales next

What is happening

i have to say, though, witzel is killing belgium's rhythm

finland needed to press more because belgium, even before this second goal, was feeling too comfortable

Made up for Denmark

yep loving this

They'll beat Wales no bother if they play like this and people tend to forget they've won this tournament before!

the finnish look beat, which is sad

I forgot you can just get the BBC radio commentary direct from Iplayer until I accidentally clicked it today. I've been mugging myself off with screaming portentous idiots and the Keown/Murphy/Savage triumvirate ffs

Jesus, that last 15 minutes from Russia was pathetic.

Christenson with contender for goal of the tournament?, lovely strike

A bit close to the keeper for me, damsgaard's was better

I kind of appreciate its absolute unsaveableness more from that POV, just a hammer blow to put the game beyond doubt

Also the way the TV hard camera didn't show if there was anybody there to run onto the loose ball, and then he just steamed in from stage left and obliterated it, lovely

A screamer.

there is no way on earth that damsgaard's goal was better imo

Absolutely nuts that first dutch goal wasnt a foul to mkd

Yeah, he took far too much of Pandev with his studs up for the impact on the ball to matter in the slightest. And then Russia got a penalty for...that

Refereeing went off a cliff today

Uefa has declined a request to illuminate the Euro 2020 stadium in Munich in rainbow colours for the Germany v Hungary match because it believes the gesture has a political context.

European football’s governing body said it received the request from the mayor of the German city, Dieter Reiter, on Monday.

Uefa said that the mayor’s reason for the request was a response to legislation passed in Hungary banning gay people from appearing in school educational materials or programmes for under-18s.

On that basis, Uefa said it could not grant the request and proposed alternative dates for the stadium to be lit up in rainbow colours.

“Racism, homophobia, sexism, and all forms of discrimination are a stain on our societies - and represent one of the biggest problems faced by the game today,” a statement from Uefa read.

“Discriminatory behaviour has marred both matches themselves and, outside the stadiums, the online discourse around the sport we love.

“However Uefa, through its statutes, is a politically and religiously neutral organisation. Given the political context of this specific request – a message aiming at a decision taken by the Hungarian national parliament – Uefa must decline this request.”

So basically what they're saying is that if Orbán hadn't introduced vile, discriminatory legislation the gesture would have been OK, but the fact that he did gives him protection against public displays criticising it? Wonder if they'd be saying the same if it was racially-based legislation?

Hungary should be banned from the Euros.

6-0 defeat to Germany would be the most satisfying way to achieve that tbf

France also winning 6-0 that evening and thus eliminating Portugal would also be very satisfying

Players can take a knee but a stadium can't make its lights into a heart.