Euro 2016 daily five: Cristiano Ronaldo finally arrives; lessons from the group stages; Iceland playing hot



With Day 13 of Euro 2016 in the books, we have collated some of the best of our content from the last 24 hours in one place. All the latests news, plus group guides, kick-off times and news from around the teams can be found at our special microsite.

Welcome to the party, Ronaldo

The stats made for grim reading for the tournament’s best player. In the first two group games against Iceland and Austria, Cristiano Ronaldo had registered 20 shots, scored no goals, and missed one penalty. Both matches ended in draws, leaving Portugal’s hopes of progressing from Group F dependent on the result against Hungary. Three times Portugal trailed, three times they clawed their way back into the match, with Ronaldo responsible for the second two goals, while Nani scored the first.

It was the most thrilling encounter of the tournament, and it was Ronaldo who took centre stage when his team needed him most. Portugal move into the last 16 having qualified third from the group, and if they are to advance any further, they will need their captain to continue in this form.

As Richard Jolly wrote in his post match analysis, Cristiano Ronaldo: Tactless, relentless, antihero and hero, and ever more historic

Stick or twist?

The reason for a 23-man squad is for a manager to be able to call on his resources and rotate when necessary, be it for tactical or fitness reasons. Yet, as the group stage comes to a close, it seems managers of the so-called elite nations have not had much success in that department.

Roy Hodgson has received criticism for making six changes for England’s goalless draw with Slovakia that saw his side surrender top spot in Group B to rivals Wales. Likewise, France manager Didier Deschamps, who benched his two best players in Paul Pogba and Antoine Griezmann for their second match against Albania only to throw them on in search of a win. Deschamps also made numerous changes for France’s final group game against Switzerland, which ended in a dour 0-0. Spain’s Vicente del Bosque also fell victim to squad rotation as the defending champions succumbed to their first European Championship defeat in 14 games to Croatia.

Ian Hawkey examines this ineffective use of squads and explains why trying to find a best XI is not that straightforward.

Marseille deserves more credit

Most would agree that in football terms, Euro 2016 has been a joy to watch. However, the action on the pitch has been tarnished by various incidents of hooliganism and crowd trouble. No host city has been more affected by this than Marseille, the location of the worst troubles between Russia and England fans before, during, and after their Group B contest. It has been described as a “war zone” in the media and a picture has been painted that is unflattering to Marseille.

In his latest diary entry from Euro 2016, Andy Mitten was in Marseille for the day and explains how the image portrayed is far from the truth, and how Marseille has, in fact, been a very welcoming host.

Takeaways from the group stage

The group stage is now over. There have been great games, boring games, drama, magic, and some fairytale moments. Now it is down to business as Euro 2016 enters the last-16 knockout stage.

Steve Luckings offers his thoughts on the group stage, including the growing popularity of Northern Ireland's Will Grigg, or more specifically, his song, the expansion to 24 teams, and why England have more reason for optimism than many may think.

Iceland playing hot

In his daily Euro 2016 talking points, Greg Lea writes this was not supposed to happen. Iceland's qualification for Euro 2016 was an unbelievable achievement in itself, but making it beyond the group stage looked like being a step too far. In fact, a country that is home to around 330,000 people has reached the last 16 with a win and two draws, with Portugal, Hungary and Austria all unable to inflict defeat upon the tournament debutants.

This victory featured all of the qualities that characterised Iceland throughout their qualifying campaign and at the Euros so far: togetherness, discipline, endeavour, organisation and spirit.

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UAE squad

Rahul Chopra (captain), Aayan Afzal Khan, Ali Naseer, Aryansh Sharma, Basil Hameed, Dhruv Parashar, Junaid Siddique, Muhammad Farooq, Muhammad Jawadullah, Muhammad Waseem, Omid Rahman, Rahul Bhatia, Tanish Suri, Vishnu Sukumaran, Vriitya Aravind

Fixtures

Friday, November 1 – Oman v UAE
Sunday, November 3 – UAE v Netherlands
Thursday, November 7 – UAE v Oman
Saturday, November 9 – Netherlands v UAE

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Director: Michael O’Shea

Starring: Eric Ruffin, Chloe Levine

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MATCH INFO

Uefa Champions League quarter-final, second leg (first-leg score)

Porto (0) v Liverpool (2), Wednesday, 11pm UAE

Match is on BeIN Sports

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A cheaper choice

Vanuatu: $130,000

Why on earth pick Vanuatu? Easy. The South Pacific country has no income tax, wealth tax, capital gains or inheritance tax. And in 2015, when it was hit by Cyclone Pam, it signed an agreement with the EU that gave it some serious passport power.

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Benefits:  No tax, no restrictions on dual citizenship, no requirement to visit or reside to retain a passport. Visa-free access to 129 countries.

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In the box: iPad mini, USB-C cable, 20W USB-C power adapter

Price: From Dh2,099

Moon Music

Artist: Coldplay

Label: Parlophone/Atlantic

Number of tracks: 10

Rating: 3/5

The BIO:

He became the first Emirati to climb Mount Everest in 2011, from the south section in Nepal

He ascended Mount Everest the next year from the more treacherous north Tibetan side

By 2015, he had completed the Explorers Grand Slam

Last year, he conquered K2, the world’s second-highest mountain located on the Pakistan-Chinese border

He carries dried camel meat, dried dates and a wheat mixture for the final summit push

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UAE v Zimbabwe A

Results
Match 1 – UAE won by 4 wickets
Match 2 – UAE won by 5 wickets
Match 3 – UAE won by 25 runs
Match 4 – UAE won by 77 runs

Fixture
Match 5, Saturday, 9.30am start, ICC Academy, Dubai

How to help

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Power: 620hp from 5,750-7,500rpm
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Teaching your child to save

Pre-school (three - five years)

You can’t yet talk about investing or borrowing, but introduce a “classic” money bank and start putting gifts and allowances away. When the child wants a specific toy, have them save for it and help them track their progress.

Early childhood (six - eight years)

Replace the money bank with three jars labelled ‘saving’, ‘spending’ and ‘sharing’. Have the child divide their allowance into the three jars each week and explain their choices in splitting their pocket money. A guide could be 25 per cent saving, 50 per cent spending, 25 per cent for charity and gift-giving.

Middle childhood (nine - 11 years)

Open a bank savings account and help your child establish a budget and set a savings goal. Introduce the notion of ‘paying yourself first’ by putting away savings as soon as your allowance is paid.

Young teens (12 - 14 years)

Change your child’s allowance from weekly to monthly and help them pinpoint long-range goals such as a trip, so they can start longer-term saving and find new ways to increase their saving.

Teenage (15 - 18 years)

Discuss mutual expectations about university costs and identify what they can help fund and set goals. Don’t pay for everything, so they can experience the pride of contributing.

Young adulthood (19 - 22 years)

Discuss post-graduation plans and future life goals, quantify expenses such as first apartment, work wardrobe, holidays and help them continue to save towards these goals.

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If you go

Flights

Emirates flies from Dubai to Phnom Penh with a stop in Yangon from Dh3,075, and Etihad flies from Abu Dhabi to Phnom Penh with its partner Bangkok Airlines from Dh2,763. These trips take about nine hours each and both include taxes. From there, a road transfer takes at least four hours; airlines including KC Airlines (www.kcairlines.com) offer quick connecting flights from Phnom Penh to Sihanoukville from about $100 (Dh367) return including taxes. Air Asia, Malindo Air and Malaysian Airlines fly direct from Kuala Lumpur to Sihanoukville from $54 each way. Next year, direct flights are due to launch between Bangkok and Sihanoukville, which will cut the journey time by a third.

The stay

Rooms at Alila Villas Koh Russey (www.alilahotels.com/ kohrussey) cost from $385 per night including taxes.


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