While football teams taking part in UEFA Euro-2016 face each other in a contest of skill and endurance, their fans apparently also engage in a competition of their own, seeking to outdo each other in an attempt to find the most creative way of supporting their teams.
© AFP 2023 / Boris HorvatAlbania supporters cheer prior to the Euro 2016 group A football match between France and Albania at the Velodrome stadium in Marseille. June 15, 2016.
Albania supporters cheer prior to the Euro 2016 group A football match between France and Albania at the Velodrome stadium in Marseille. June 15, 2016.
© Sputnik / Irina KalashnikovaCostumed football fans seen prior to the beginning of a match between the French and Romanian teams.
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Costumed football fans seen prior to the beginning of a match between the French and Romanian teams.
© AFP 2023 / Philippe LopezSwitzerland fans sing their national anthem during the Euro 2016 group A football match between Romania and Switzerland at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris. June 15, 2016.
Switzerland fans sing their national anthem during the Euro 2016 group A football match between Romania and Switzerland at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris. June 15, 2016.
© Sputnik / Vladimir PesnyaIrish football fans at Euro-2016.
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Irish football fans at Euro-2016.
© Sputnik / Vladimir PesnyaSwedish football fan wearing face paint at Euro-2016.
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Swedish football fan wearing face paint at Euro-2016.
© Sputnik / Vitaliy BelousovRussian football fans at Euro-2016.
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Russian football fans at Euro-2016.
© Sputnik / Vitaliy BelousovPolish football fans at Euro-2016.
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Polish football fans at Euro-2016.
© Sputnik / Vladimir PesnyaWelsh football fans seen after a match between the Slovakian and Welsh teams.
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Welsh football fans seen after a match between the Slovakian and Welsh teams.
© REUTERS / Jacky NaegelenGerman football fans pose for a photo as they prepare for the match.
German football fans pose for a photo as they prepare for the match.
© Sputnik / Grigoriy SisoevItalian football fan at Euro-2016.
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Italian football fan at Euro-2016.
© REUTERS / John SibleyFrench football fan seen before the match between the French and Romanian teams at Euro-2016.
French football fan seen before the match between the French and Romanian teams at Euro-2016.
© Sputnik / Vitaliy BelousovEnglish football fans cheer prior to the beginning of a match between the Russian and English teams at Euro-2016.
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English football fans cheer prior to the beginning of a match between the Russian and English teams at Euro-2016.
© REUTERS / Carl RecineAlbanian football fans bear a giant flag of Albania.
Albanian football fans bear a giant flag of Albania.
© REUTERS / Christian HartmannSlovakian football fan at Euro-2016.
Slovakian football fan at Euro-2016.
© Sputnik / Vitaliy BelousovRussian football fans cheer prior to the beginning of a match between the Russian and English teams at Euro-2016.
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Russian football fans cheer prior to the beginning of a match between the Russian and English teams at Euro-2016.