Tuesday, June 21, 2016

Irish fans win admirers at Euro 2016 (The Associated Press)

An Austrian fan, left, and a Northern Ireland fan hug in Paris, France, Monday, June 20, 2016. While fans from other countries have damaged their reputations amid ugly scenes at Euro 2016, Irish supporters have enhanced theirs with their antics amid shows of camaraderie, goodwill and kindness. (AP Photo/Kamil Zihnioglu)

While fans from other countries have damaged their reputations amid ugly scenes at the European Championship, Irish supporters have been winning friends across France with their antics and goodwill. Both Northern Ireland and Ireland face tough final group games as they bid to remain in the tournament, against Germany in Paris on Tuesday and against Italy in Lille the following day, respectively.


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