Star player Cristiano Ronaldo was almost stretched, but an extra time goal by Eder saw Portugal beat hosts France 1-0 in Sunday's Euro 2016 final to win their first major tournament. Soon after, football fans took to social media to share their thoughts and love with #Euro2016.
Post the historic win, Ronaldo shared this image.
Proud of my team. Proud of my country. Make them believe. >#JustDoIt>pic.twitter.com/Zt2iqmDPZQ
— Cristiano Ronaldo (@Cristiano) >July 10, 2016
Many videos and GIF images were doing the rounds in the social media, but this one was the most tweeted.
This is the most adorable thing to happen during >#EURO2016 ⚽️ >pic.twitter.com/PHxPSxUMIM
— Kirsty Boyle (@kirsty_boyle) >July 11, 2016
Twitter sport also took the opportunity to share a slideshow of images from the tournament.
Congratulations >@selecaoportugal ! What a night. >#Euro2016>https://t.co/3ka0IFcH3t
— Twitter Sports (@TwitterSports)>July 11, 2016
You don't forget these moments, >@selecaoportugal ... >#EURO2016>pic.twitter.com/jkouuMDuXx
— UEFA EURO 2016 (@UEFAEURO)>July 10, 2016
For a few hours in the evening #UPGoesGreen was trending, as the government of Uttar Pradesh declared that more than 1 crore saplings have been planted in the State.
>#LiveUpdate : More than 1 crore saplings have been planted till now. >#UPGoesGreen>pic.twitter.com/nNBY5JDWHo
— Government of UP (@UPGovt) >July 11, 2016
However, hours before that #AkhileshDestroyedUP started trending, where people were complaining about lack of development and rise of crime in the State. There were a few tweets bashing against the ones who complained.
No development at all. On it's way of becoming a CRIME capital..!!! >#AkhileshDestroyedUP>pic.twitter.com/2iJzlMFyuc
— Aayushi (@Aayushis1234) >July 11, 2016
Meanwhile, superstar Shahrukh Khan was right on top in the trending list, with #AskSRK. Many interesting questions were hurled at him and he answered them all with his usual wit and charm.
Don't ask dodgy questions. >https://t.co/3wCpbUJOfT
— Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk) >July 11, 2016
Where Eagles dare at Archna theatre in Delhi >https://t.co/NFgC3l4RNH
— Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk) >July 11, 2016
Sharrukh signed off with…
Done now ladies and gentlemen. Thanx for ur interest in >#AskSrk .Apologies to those who didn’t get a reply. Love u & will b back soon.
— Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk) >July 11, 2016
#Nibunan trends as poster of Arun Vaidyanathan’s film Nibunan was launched. It looked simple with just the title and the credit. Theri director Atlee took to Twitter to share the poster and conveys his best wishes.
>#NIBUNAN - My new Tamil Kannada bi lingual film with an awesome team :) >pic.twitter.com/pVzVkO3qVe
— Arun Vaidyanathan (@Arunvaid) >July 11, 2016
Soon,Tamil actor Vijay Sethupathi started trending, as his movie co-starring Madonna Sebastian was launched in a theatre in Chennai.
>#VijaySethupathi - >#MadonnaSebastian starring director >@anavenkat 's film launched today! >pic.twitter.com/d1qCqEHQhd
— AjitHMathIKumaR (@ajithmathi) >July 11, 2016