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The summer of 2016 was a really lively summer.

After the European competitions ended, the football craze remained.

Because the European Cup is here.

Compared with club competitions, the attention paid to national team competitions is obviously higher.

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

On the other hand, many fans also expect their favorite stars to make breakthroughs in national team competitions.

For example, Cristiano Ronaldo and Griezmann.

In this European Cup held in France, the most popular team is naturally the French team, without a doubt.

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

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

For Leicester City, their players will soon appear in the European Cup.

Kante in the French team and Vardy in the English team are both extremely expected by countless Leicester City fans.

But unfortunately, the two have almost no chance to play.

On the English side, although Vardy has performed well in the past two seasons, he still has not received much favor from Hodgson.

He only occasionally came on the bench in the second half of the game, that's all.

The biggest problem of this England tournament also appeared in the striker line.

The weak striker situation made England barely qualify for the group stage, but directly fall in the quarter-finals.

They were defeated by Iceland 2-1. After the game, people remembered the Viking war song the most, and had no impression of England's performance.

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

As a golden generation, Spain also left the stage early.

They were easily defeated by Italy 2-0. The most dependent passing and controlling football had no penetration at all, and the golden generation of Spain also bid farewell to the stage of history.

However, the Italian team that defeated them did not go far. In the quarter-finals, they lost to Germany again in a penalty shootout and missed the semi-finals.

Germany also failed to enter the final as they wished. They were defeated 2-0 by the French team in the semi-finals. Whether it was the genius Gotze, Muller, Toni Kroos, or the veteran Schweinsteiger and Boateng, they failed to show dominance and finally had to say goodbye.

The teams that made it to the finals were the host France and Portugal.

Speaking of Portugal's promotion, it was really bumpy.

They tied the score at the last moment of the group stage and advanced as the third in the group with the points advantage.

The subsequent games were also very difficult, and they tried their best to reach the final.

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

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

In the overtime stage, Ed, who came on as a substitute, shot a ball and blasted the goal guarded by Lori!

1 to 0!

Portugal broke the deadlock!

In the end, they won the victory with this extremely precious goal!

Became the European Cup champion!

On the award ceremony stage, Ronaldo excitedly widened his eyes and held the trophy with force.

This scene moved countless fans.

Xia Xing, who was watching the game at the scene, also applauded.

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

Unexpectedly, the blessing came true, so good.

On the other side, the French were sad.

They expected the team to win the European Cup on home soil, but there was only one step away.

Griezmann, who has always been called able to challenge Melo, is still one step away from being a superstar.

And Kante, who sat on the bench for the whole game, was also alone in silence.

Xia Xing shook his head gently.

Victory and defeat are determined by fate, this is football, this is life.

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

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

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

Many European giants spent a lot of money and implemented a large-scale signing plan.

Barcelona replaced 120 million euros and bought 6 talents.

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

Six talented players joined the team, which strengthened all positions of Barcelona.

At the same time, they also cleared out Bravo, Bartra, Alexandre Song, Tello, Alves and other players, freeing up salary space for the team.

In the new season, Barcelona is still one of the most competitive teams in Europe.

Compared with Barcelona, ​​Real Madrid's lineup adjustment is more conservative. Although Zidane did not win a championship in the first season, he still gained the trust of the club. After signing the new contract, he just bought Morata back from Juventus, spending 30 million euros.

For the rest of the time, they were cleaning up. Players such as Hesse, Cheryshev, Llorente, and Arbeloa left the team one after another, and Real Madrid went into battle lightly.

However, James Rodriguez, who had been clamoring for a transfer, did not leave. It seems that the club and he himself hope to fight again.

Atletico Madrid was not idle during the transfer period. They spent 80 million and introduced Gameiro, Gaitan and Vrsaljko. In the new season, they are still a strong contender for the league championship and the Champions League championship.

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

They lost Pogba, but did not deposit the 100 million transfer fee they received into the bank, but instead turned around and introduced Higuain for 90 million euros. This transfer not only strengthened the team's strength, but also weakened the strength of its rival Napoli, which can be said to kill two birds with one stone.

In addition, the joining of players such as Pjanic, Piaza, Lemina, Cuadrado, etc. also gave Juventus more capital to impact the Champions League in the new season, which is what they want most.

Compared with Juventus's lavish spending, Inter Milan also directly spent 110 million euros to recruit players.

Joao Mario, Candreva, Dodo, Ansaldi, Brozovic, Caprari, Biraghi, Laxart, Barbosa and other players have joined one after another, and the reinforcement of each position is very balanced. They are ready to go in the new season and look forward to returning to the era of the great Milan.

In addition to the two teams with the largest expenses, AC Milan, Roma, Napoli and other teams have also made significant reinforcements.

The new season of Serie A should be very good.

In the Bundesliga, it is still a two-man show between Bayern and Dortmund.

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

Hummels and Sanchez were bought for 70 million euros, and both signings are very targeted.

After selling the star players Hummels, Mkhitaryan, Gundogan and other stars, Dortmund recovered 100 million euros and turned to the transfer market to introduce stars such as Gotze, Schurrle, Dembele, Guerrero, Rod, Bartra and others.

They will still have to compete with Bayern in the new season.

Compared with 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...