While England fans adopted it to insert striker Jamie Vardy's name, continental fans were happy just to sing about Grigg in broken English " a bemusing experience. Few fans viewing the 51 games over the last month objectively will have been engrossed by the action. The first 24-team continental showpiece required perseverance from fans to stick through many dreary games. That's another Platini innovation that fans could be booing in four years " unless the quality of the football improves perhaps. Long after the dour group-stage is forgotten, the legacy will be the fans " the aggressive and the boisterous behavior.

Source: New Zealand Herald July 11, 2016 19:41 UTC