The superstitions at the Euro 2016

You will be amazed how many superstitions there are among the players and the coaches at the Euro 2016.

To begin with the head coach of Wales, Chris Coleman, who can’t afford to leave his jacket off during a match. But why? Because, right at the beginning of his career in the national team he recorded a disastrous 1-6 defeat to Serbia in the World Cup qualifying campaign.

“I remember that day was terrible heat, and I took off my jacket. From that moment on, no matter what the temperature outside is, I don’t take it off. I just do not want that match to be repeated,” Chris Coleman explained.

The Italians also have their strange rituals. One of them is the fact that before every game a different player gives a speech. This will continue until the end of the tournament. Obviously, the result of these speeches is very good – the Italians beat Spain in the Round of 16.

“This time it was my turn. I told the guys that we have to win the match with a heart,” Emanuele Giaccherini said after the 2-0 victory against La Furia Roja.

It’s not a secret that the talisman and the best player of the Portugal national team – Cristiano Ronaldo complies with several rituals before every single match. No matter whether the game is for the national or the club team. If the team travels by plane, he must be the first to get off the machine at the airport. If the vehicle is a bus, Ronaldo has to be the last. In addition, the striker of Real Madrid has always stepped with his right foot on the grass in the stadium.

The German forward Mario Gomez did something really strange in the past – he used only the left urinal in the toilet! Fortunately, he’s outgrown it.

“Now, I use this urinal if only it is free. But if there is someone out there, I go to the right one,” Mario Gomez said with a smile on his face.

Some teams proved that the rituals are completely unnecessary. For example, the Englishmen were surprisingly attached to a small stuffed lion, called Leo that it even “watched” the match of the Round of 16 against Iceland from the Three Lions’ bench. As a part of the team, Leo also left the tournament after the scoop of the century.