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France go into the final as odds - on to lift the trophy in their home country on Sunday, and with Cristiano Ronaldo and his Portugal side having been mostly lacklustre this tournament, I would be very surprised if they failed to succeed!

When mere speed palled, the boys devised a kind of tournament: starting at each other from opposite sides, carrying those big sticks aloft, then piling into each other as both combatants spilled onto the ice.

The Spanish and European champions will undoubtedly be the favourites for the remainder of the tournament, as although there were some signs of weaknesses that can be exploited, they look a daunting prospect for any side in Europe.

Mark Sampson's side emerged as winners from a group which also contained the Netherlands, Finland and Australia, and after the final he told the BBC that «we challenged the team to win the tournament and put pressure on them to deliver.

After overcoming the odds to reach the second round in this season's Champions League, Arsenal were handed the tournament's favourites in February as Barcelona awaits Arsene Wenger's side.

Draxler, who has 40 appearances for his country, is prone to injury at times, but was made captain of the young German side that won the Confederations Cup and was even given the Golden Ball for the Best Player of the Tournament as well.

The 18 year old captained the Nigerian national side at the Fifa under 17's World Cup in 2015 and was named the Player of the Tournament as his side went on to lift the trophy.

The French forward has shown an immense amount of consistency going forward in the past few seasons, scoring a huge 60 league goals in the last three years, as well as firing his France side to the final of the European Championships this summer, whilst picking up the Golden Boot with six goals in the tournament.

The Argentine also lost in the final with his country this summer, losing out to Alexis Sanchez's Chile side in the Copa America tournament, but having scored a huge 36 league goals in 35 outings this term, there is little wonder as to why Arsene Wenger would be willing to move the star.

BEST FEELING YOU CAN REMEMBER ON A GOLF COURSE: Playing in Pinehurst, N.C., as an 11 - year old and making an up - and - down from a green - side bunker (including a 10 - foot breaking putt) to save par, finish at 1 - under for the round, and clinch a Top 5 finish to qualify for the following year's tournament.

If Arsenal want to secure the Europa League and the League Cup tournaments, they have to acquire Aubameyang as soon as possible, to weaken Dortmund and to strengthen their front side with Aubameyang's height and pace.

It's standard procedure for the Copa América to invite a couple of CONCACAF teams down to make up the numbers in the Copa América, as the standard tournament format requires two more sides than CONMEBOL have members.

Wenger has actually been using him as a left winger so he obviously has not given up on Gibbs and the second reason why now might be the right time to give him a run in the side is the Euro 2016 tournament.

Aaron Ramsey is looking forward to getting going in his first ever international tournament today, as his side set to take on Slovakia in Bordeaux.

As impressive England have been, coming up short against the top national sides has been their achilles heel, especially at major tournaments which makes Tuesday's game against Italy vital for the confidence of the team going forward.

His goal was not enough to seal victory however, as the away side managed to get back on terms thanks to a penalty, and Dimitri Payet had to pull out an amazing strike with his left boot, to cap off his first ever appearance in an international tournament.

While this might not have been entirely down to his role as captain and heartbeat of a wonderful Netherlands side — he was coming into the tournament off the back of a league title with Barcelona — the significance of the World Cup to the award can be seen in the voting patterns rather than the result.

The Real Madrid forward is breaking records and reaching terrific new heights on an almost weekly basis at the moment for his club, and he has now set this superb achievement for his national side as well, heading home to give his country a crucial three points in their quest to qualify for the tournament in France in two years» time.

Botswana played brilliantly in qualifying, deserves to be in the tournament, and will almost certainly put up a good showing and be just as enjoyable as the big sides.

Ospina was not at fault for the goals and our second choice stopper had a fantastic tournament, as did the whole of the Colombian side and I fancied them to go all the way and perhaps even surprise the favourites Argentina and add to their only tournament victory which came in 2001.

The fourth side, India, had caused something of a stir at the 1948 London Olympics: Not only was it their first footballing tournament as an independent nation, and not only did they nearly get a result against France, but they did so largely bare - footed.

The Nigerian Under - 20 midfielder is yet to join up with his new squad, due to be on international duty, as he looks to help his side to qualify for the upcoming U20 AFCON tournament.

The 1963 NCAA title game between Loyola of Chicago and Cincinnati was surely one of the most memorable in tournament history: It was the last title game to be decided in overtime; the last one before UCLA began its intimidating reign of 10 championships, including seven in a row, over the next 12 years; the first one to be played under a lucrative new six - year television contract that launched college basketball into the big - money era; and, most significantly, the first in which the majority of players on both sides were black — or, as most of the nation was still saying back in March of 1963, Negro.

The new Chelsea boss and his Italy side did very well employing similar tactics in France and they were arguably the best team in the tournament and I expect more of the same from him in the Premier League and probably from Jose and Man United as well.

The 20 - year - old has just shone for the Mali national side at this summer's Under - 20 World Cup, earning the Golden Ball award as the tournament's outstanding player as he scored four goals and provided three assists.

Aside from the pride of not wanting to be the ones who let the Mexican hegemony slip (Mexican sides have won every tournament since Deportivo Saprissa beat Pumas UNAM in 2005), Club America have they own records at stake — victory would see them pull level with Cruz Azul as the joint most successful side ever in the competition with six wins.

McKenna took an U-17 side to Germany in January where they won the Sparkasse & VGH Cup five - a-side competition for a second consecutive season, with Mason Greenwood, a regular for the U-18s, finishing the tournament as the second highest goalscorer.

The Spanish side bowed out in the second round to Italy, as they produced a largely uninspired performance in the tournament.

For Arsenal fans, who have no less than ten players active in the tournament, the progress of Aaron Ramsey will be of particular interest, as his Wales side have the -LSB-...]

I couldn't settle back in England as I knew there was so much going on at LFC World in Jakarta so back I went to play «The Liverpool Way» at the Soccer Schools that our LFC Coaches were running there and I also took part in a 5 - side tournament, it's been none stop for this Liver Bird!

The same could be said for football as Stuart Pearce's Under - 21 side served us up another international tournament that we'd all rather forget after they were torn apart by a dominant Germany side in the European Championship final courtesy of a 4 - 0 scoreline.

South African shooter Renske Stolz shot the winning five - pointer for Lightning, and it was fitting that the player named tournament MVP had the final say, rewarding her side for choosing her as their worldwide All - Star pick for the tournament.

This weekend it was the U16 team who added to the growing excitement around the clubs underage sides as they won the under 16 Premier League International tournament.

During that period of time, though, De Boer became more knowledgeable and jetted off to the 2010 World Cup as Bert van Marwijk's assistant for the Netherlands national side in a successful tournament which saw them reach the final against the all - conquering Spain, losing 1 - 0 in extra-time.

Lewis Baker and Ruben Loftus - Cheek both netted as an England Under - 21 side lifted the Toulon Tournament trophy following a 2 - 1 victory over hosts France in the final.

So they are silencing concerns over their defence as they are one of the more attacking sides in the tournament clearly.

Lewis Baker and Ruben Loftus - Cheek both netted as an England Under - 21 side lifted the Toulon Tournament trophy...

Mexico go into the tournament as one of the hardest to predict sides at the tournament.

This will more than likely be his last tournament for the side as he's currently reaching the end of his career and doesn't play for a club.

Five City stars were chosen to represent the Lionesses and it would be a tournament to remember for the whole country, as Sampson's side secured England's best ever finish at a World Cup since the men won the competition in 1966.

It's not easy to be optimistic with such a daunting task on tap, needing to get a result against a German side that entered the tournament as 3rd favorite to capture World Cup glory.

It was an impressive start to the tournament for the young reds against a far more experienced side as they won 1 - 0 thanks to a Josh Harrop goal, in which they then controlled the game expertly.

Colombian midfielder James Rodriguez has enjoyed a stunning World Cup and even though his side have been eliminated from the competition, the 22 year olds» six goals keep him in the running for the Golden Boot trophy as the tournament's leading scorer.

Adding to the sense of incomprehension is the fact that England's youth - level teams do not seem as prone to collapse as the senior side, as shown by the Under - 20 team's success at this year's Toulon Tournament.

Jürgen Klopp offered his reaction to Liverpool's pairing with AS Roma in the Champions League semi-finals and highlighted the difficult challenge his side will face in their attempts to take the next step in the tournament.

The problem for Madrid this season has been consistency which is one of the reasons why they probably will not win the La Liga title but in a knockout based tournament such as the Champions League, Los Blancos are more than capable of beating any side in the world over two legs.

With that tournament now in the books, Akinola has spent time with the Eredivisie club's youth side - coached by former Netherlands international Mark van Bommel - as he considers his next move.

Zielinski has been included in Poland's final Euro 2016 squad and it remains to be seen if a deal can be done before the tournament in France begins, and Liverpool could face an anxious wait as Klopp bids to strengthen his side over the summer.

Manchester United took Turkish side Fenerbahce in important Europa League game in the group stages of the tournament and it turned out to be another disaray United performance as they found themselves behind in just second minute with Moussa Sow scoring with incredible overhead kick to put Fenerbahce 1 - 0 in lead.