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    Joy and heartbreak: The different shades of fandom at Euro 2016

    As Euro 2016 fever spreads, we cast an eye over the world of colour, passion and pride, the joy and the heartbreak that the beautiful game stirs across the globe.

    Updated on: Jun 25, 2016 2:11 PM IST
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    As Euro 2016 fever spreads, we cast an eye over the world of colour, passion and pride, the joy and the heartbreak that the beautiful game stirs across the globe. expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
    Updated on Jun 25, 2016 2:11 PM

    As Euro 2016 fever spreads, we cast an eye over the world of colour, passion and pride, the joy and the heartbreak that the beautiful game stirs across the globe.

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    Belgium fans celebrate their 1-0 win over Sweden in the Euro 2016 group E match at the Allianz Riviera stadium in Nice. (AFP Photo) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
    Updated on Jun 25, 2016 2:11 PM

    Belgium fans celebrate their 1-0 win over Sweden in the Euro 2016 group E match at the Allianz Riviera stadium in Nice. (AFP Photo)

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    Two Italy's supporters dressed as smurfs cartoon character pose as they gather with other football fans in the streets of Lille on June 22, 2016, ahead of the Euro 2016 group E football match between Italy and Ireland. (AFP Photo) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
    Updated on Jun 25, 2016 2:11 PM

    Two Italy's supporters dressed as smurfs cartoon character pose as they gather with other football fans in the streets of Lille on June 22, 2016, ahead of the Euro 2016 group E football match between Italy and Ireland. (AFP Photo)

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    A France's supporter holds a French flag at the fan zone on the Champs de Mars near the Eiffel tower. (AFP Photo) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
    Updated on Jun 25, 2016 2:11 PM

    A France's supporter holds a French flag at the fan zone on the Champs de Mars near the Eiffel tower. (AFP Photo)

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    A man and a woman supporting France kiss prior to the Euro 2016 group A football match between France and Romania at Stade de France. (AFP Photo) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
    Updated on Jun 25, 2016 2:11 PM

    A man and a woman supporting France kiss prior to the Euro 2016 group A football match between France and Romania at Stade de France. (AFP Photo)

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    Football supporters watch the Euro 2016 group B football match between Slovakia and England at Paris' fan zone near the Eiffel tower. (AFP Photo) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
    Updated on Jun 25, 2016 2:11 PM

    Football supporters watch the Euro 2016 group B football match between Slovakia and England at Paris' fan zone near the Eiffel tower. (AFP Photo)

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    Spain supporters in Zorro costumes pose downtown Nice. (AFP Photo) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
    Updated on Jun 25, 2016 2:11 PM

    Spain supporters in Zorro costumes pose downtown Nice. (AFP Photo)

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    Spanish supporters cheer ahead of the Euro 2016 group D football match between Spain and Turkey at the Allianz Riviera stadium in Nice. (AFP Photo) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
    Updated on Jun 25, 2016 2:11 PM

    Spanish supporters cheer ahead of the Euro 2016 group D football match between Spain and Turkey at the Allianz Riviera stadium in Nice. (AFP Photo)

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    England fans react after their team won against Wales. (REUTERS) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
    Updated on Jun 25, 2016 2:11 PM

    England fans react after their team won against Wales. (REUTERS)

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    A Wales' supporter cheers with a flare in his mouth downtown Toulouse. (AFP Photo) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
    Updated on Jun 25, 2016 2:11 PM

    A Wales' supporter cheers with a flare in his mouth downtown Toulouse. (AFP Photo)

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    A Sweden's supporters watches on a giant screen the Euro 2016 football match between Sweden and Belgium. (AFP Photo) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
    Updated on Jun 25, 2016 2:11 PM

    A Sweden's supporters watches on a giant screen the Euro 2016 football match between Sweden and Belgium. (AFP Photo)

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    A Portugal supporter smiles prior to the Euro 2016 group F football match between Portugal and Iceland at the Geoffroy-Guichard stadium in Saint-Etienne. (AFP Photo) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
    Updated on Jun 25, 2016 2:11 PM

    A Portugal supporter smiles prior to the Euro 2016 group F football match between Portugal and Iceland at the Geoffroy-Guichard stadium in Saint-Etienne. (AFP Photo)

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    An Iceland supporter waits before the Euro 2016 group F football match between Iceland and Austria at the Stade de France stadium in Saint-Denis. (AFP Photo) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
    Updated on Jun 25, 2016 2:11 PM

    An Iceland supporter waits before the Euro 2016 group F football match between Iceland and Austria at the Stade de France stadium in Saint-Denis. (AFP Photo)

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    A Russia supporter poses with a fellow fan wearing a t shirt featuring Russian President Vladimir Putin as they walk in central Lille on June 15, 2016 . (AFP Photo) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
    Updated on Jun 25, 2016 2:11 PM

    A Russia supporter poses with a fellow fan wearing a t shirt featuring Russian President Vladimir Putin as they walk in central Lille on June 15, 2016 . (AFP Photo)

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    Albania fans react as they sit in the fan zone of Tirana during the Euro 2016 match between Albania and Romania on July 19 2016. (AFP PHOTO) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
    Updated on Jun 25, 2016 2:11 PM

    Albania fans react as they sit in the fan zone of Tirana during the Euro 2016 match between Albania and Romania on July 19 2016. (AFP PHOTO)

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    A Swiss fan waits for the start of the Euro 2016 Group A match between Romania and Switzerland at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris, France. (AP photo) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
    Updated on Jun 25, 2016 2:11 PM

    A Swiss fan waits for the start of the Euro 2016 Group A match between Romania and Switzerland at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris, France. (AP photo)

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    A Portugal fan dressed up as a in the colours of Portugal waits for the start of the Euro 2016 group F football match between Portugal and Iceland at the Geoffroy-Guichard stadium . (AFP PHOTO) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
    Updated on Jun 25, 2016 2:11 PM

    A Portugal fan dressed up as a in the colours of Portugal waits for the start of the Euro 2016 group F football match between Portugal and Iceland at the Geoffroy-Guichard stadium . (AFP PHOTO)

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    Croatia fans pose for pictures ahead of the start of the Euro 2016 group D football match between Turkey and Croatia at the Parc des Princes in Paris on June 12, 2016. (AFP PHOTO) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
    Updated on Jun 25, 2016 2:11 PM

    Croatia fans pose for pictures ahead of the start of the Euro 2016 group D football match between Turkey and Croatia at the Parc des Princes in Paris on June 12, 2016. (AFP PHOTO)

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    An Albania supporter closes his eyes as he waits for the start of the Euro 2016 group A football match between Albania and Switzerland at the Bollaert-Delelis Stadium in Lens on June 11, 2016. (AFP PHOTO) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
    Updated on Jun 25, 2016 2:11 PM

    An Albania supporter closes his eyes as he waits for the start of the Euro 2016 group A football match between Albania and Switzerland at the Bollaert-Delelis Stadium in Lens on June 11, 2016. (AFP PHOTO)

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    A French supporter smiles with a mask representing Antoine Griezmann inside the fan zone ahead of the first football matches of the Euro 2016 football tournament on June 10, 2016 in Paris. (AFP PHOTO) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
    Updated on Jun 25, 2016 2:11 PM

    A French supporter smiles with a mask representing Antoine Griezmann inside the fan zone ahead of the first football matches of the Euro 2016 football tournament on June 10, 2016 in Paris. (AFP PHOTO)

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    This picture taken from the Eiffel Tower on June 9, 2016 shows the Paris fan zone on the Champs de Mars during the opening concert of the Paris fan zone one, a day before the start of the Euro 2016 football championship, in Paris. (AFP PHOTO) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
    Updated on Jun 25, 2016 2:11 PM

    This picture taken from the Eiffel Tower on June 9, 2016 shows the Paris fan zone on the Champs de Mars during the opening concert of the Paris fan zone one, a day before the start of the Euro 2016 football championship, in Paris. (AFP PHOTO)

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    Sweden fans kiss prior to the start of the Euro 2016 group E football match between Sweden and Belgium at the Allianz Riviera stadium in Nice on June 22, 2016. (AFP photo) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
    Updated on Jun 25, 2016 2:11 PM

    Sweden fans kiss prior to the start of the Euro 2016 group E football match between Sweden and Belgium at the Allianz Riviera stadium in Nice on June 22, 2016. (AFP photo)

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    Italy supporters dressed as Roman soldiers cheer on the stands prior to the Group E match between Italy and Sweden at the Stadium municipal in Toulouse, France, on June 17, 2016. (AP PHOTO) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
    Updated on Jun 25, 2016 2:11 PM

    Italy supporters dressed as Roman soldiers cheer on the stands prior to the Group E match between Italy and Sweden at the Stadium municipal in Toulouse, France, on June 17, 2016. (AP PHOTO)

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    Belgium fans call upon the devil before the match on 13 June 2016. (REUTERS PHOTO) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
    Updated on Jun 25, 2016 2:11 PM

    Belgium fans call upon the devil before the match on 13 June 2016. (REUTERS PHOTO)

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    France's defender Bacary Sagna's wife Ludivine Sagna is pictured prior to the Euro 2016 group A football match between France and Romania at Stade de France, in Saint-Denis, north of Paris, on June 10, 2016. (AFP PHOTO) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
    Updated on Jun 25, 2016 2:11 PM

    France's defender Bacary Sagna's wife Ludivine Sagna is pictured prior to the Euro 2016 group A football match between France and Romania at Stade de France, in Saint-Denis, north of Paris, on June 10, 2016. (AFP PHOTO)

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    Northern Ireland fans drink beer on June 21, 2016 in Paris, ahead of the Euro 2016 football tournament match opposing Northern Ireland to Germany. (AFP photo) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
    Updated on Jun 25, 2016 2:11 PM

    Northern Ireland fans drink beer on June 21, 2016 in Paris, ahead of the Euro 2016 football tournament match opposing Northern Ireland to Germany. (AFP photo)

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    Wales' supporters cheer in downtown Toulouse, on June 20, 2016 before the Euro 2016 football match of Russia vs Wales. (AFP photo) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
    Updated on Jun 25, 2016 2:11 PM

    Wales' supporters cheer in downtown Toulouse, on June 20, 2016 before the Euro 2016 football match of Russia vs Wales. (AFP photo)

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    Belgium fans channel their inner Asterix spirit before the match . (REUTERS photo) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
    Updated on Jun 25, 2016 2:11 PM

    Belgium fans channel their inner Asterix spirit before the match . (REUTERS photo)

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    Swiss fans enjoy their Superman moment before the match. (REUTERS Photo) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
    Updated on Jun 25, 2016 2:11 PM

    Swiss fans enjoy their Superman moment before the match. (REUTERS Photo)

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