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True, Neymar is an absolute genius of a footballer, he's just a bit of a knob of a man. He achieved a lot but he could have achieved much more. A player of his quality should really be a World Cup winner (though not really his fault he isn't as he was injured when Germany hammered Brazil, but he...

Watched him a lot at Man United (admittedly through anti United eyes). He's still a bit of a head down and run merchant, overly direct at times and doesn't have the right idea when to attack a full-back and when to maintain possession (though United are a counter-attack team anyway). He should...

Too many people (including players) care way too much about the Ballon d'or imo. Individual trophies in team sports make little sense. I mean it's right that Messi has won it so much, but he would still be the best even if he hadn't. I just feel that it's silly to have an individual award in a...

Fair enough. Some good points there even if I don't agree with absolutely everything.

Good stuff. It has a good chance of happening, though there's a few games that could turn out the opposite.

Lewandowski has been a great goalscorer throughout his career, but Barcelona really shouldn't be relying on a guy who will turn 36 before the season starts, in my opinion. I know they don't have much option though, such is the bed that they've made for themselves. I'd still try to give others a...

Me too, I just am not brave enough to back Austria or Switzerland against them, if they face either at any point. I mean those teams have played better football than England, look better than England...it's simply that the historical teams tend to find a way through against middle-ranked nations...

You might be right mate. I can edit it right up til kick off of Switzerland-Italy anyways.

Yeah true - that was the toughest choice for me. I believe the winner of that game (should they both make it through the R16) will win the tournament. Spain v Italy and Austria v Netherlands were the most impressive performances of the group stage for me. Might be missing one or two.

He's a real class player from what I have watched in the last three years - hopefully the injuries start to leave him behind, though you never can tell. He really can become a controller and a force for Barca and Spain. Barca are in a difficult position at the moment as you all know, but...

I don't have any kids myself, but I cannot imagine how scary it is to be told your unborn baby likely won't survive. I don't know what happened as I don't keep up with players' personal lives for the most part. That aside, he's a very good player. A real bundle of energy and with decent...

Yeah I tend to agree with most of what you say, though other upsets would be cool to see, but maybe make the quarters less interesting as small teams cannot sustain upsets for long. What do you think of my bracket above? I think Austria can beat England if that match transpires, but I would not...

He's an absolute genius. I have always preferred Modric, but different types of players. He had a rocky start to his Real Madrid career, and can still be suspect against pace on transitions, but he's so calm and composed, always knows the right pass to play in possession, always executes it well...

Not really a fan of his as a manager at all, but he keeps winning Champions Leagues, despite being outplayed in every final.

Just done a bracket predictor too. Might change it before tomorrow

Playing the fantasy game on uefa.com, doing much better in the predictor. However, we have a wildcard (unlimited transfers), budget of 105 million euros and four players per team max. I have gone with this from who I think might do well in R16. I have tried to spread around in case any shocks...

Let's hope so. Portugal and England are my two 'anyone buts'. England because of the media, and Portugal temporarily because of Ronaldo. Though having two 'anyone buts' might be a bit oxymoronic or something.

They do. Germany have been good so far but Denmark are solid enough defensively. France have underwhelmed so you never know, as Belgium can score at any moment with some De Bruyne or Doku magic. I agree. I think England might put in a good performance this game (hope I am wrong as I am Scottish...

It will be an interesting four days (hopefully). I doubt we will see anything like that magic Monday from the last Euro though; the Spain-Croatia and France-Switzerland thrillers.

Anyone think there will be an upset or two? Slovakia? Romania? Denmark? Belgium (if you can call that an upset)?