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Thunderstorms, rioting and cute Irish babies: here are the 50 most iconic images of Euro 2012

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Thunderstorms, rioting and cute Irish babies: here are the 50 most iconic images of Euro 2012
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  • 1. 'Careful Now' lads

  • 2. Irish fans with the Angela Merkel flag

    EURO 2012 Republic of Ireland Fans, Gdansk, Poland Irish fans with the Angela Merkel flag Mandatory Credit ©INPHO/James Crombie

  • 3. Eamon Keegan

  • 4. Boys in Green Suits

  • 5. Italy fans

  • 6. Republic of Ireland v Croatia - President Meets Team - Sheraton Hotel

    President Michael D Higgins meets football fans from Andersonstown in West Belfast, as he arrived to meet the Irish Team at the Sheraton Hotel in Poznan, Poland.

  • 7. Spain fans

    Spain fans show support for their team and kiss before kick-off in the stands

  • 8. Ireland fans in Roy Keane masks

    Republic of Ireland fans (left to right) Mark Killian, Feidhlim Lenehan and Paul Leonard wear Roy Keane masks in the main square in Poznan, Poland.

  • 9. Euro 2012 Fans

    Irish fans drink beer while sitting on a bench with a Polish woman ahead of the Euro 2012 soccer championship Group C match between Ireland and Spain in Gdansk, Poland , Thursday, June 14, 2012. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)

  • 10. Euro 2012 Irish Fans

    Ireland supporters dressed in costumes walk through a park prior to the Euro 2012 soccer championship Group C match between Spain and Ireland in Sopot, Poland, Thursday, June 14, 2012. (AP Photo/Gero Breloer)

  • 11. Euro 2012 Fans

    Ireland supporters dressed in costumes pose for a picture prior to the Euro 2012 soccer championship Group C match between Spain and Ireland in Sopot, Poland, Thursday, June 14, 2012. The match will be held in Gdansk, which is some ten miles (15 kilometers) away. (AP Photo/Gero Breloer)

  • 12. Emmett MacNamara

    Republic of Ireland fan Emmett MacNamara stands in the sea with an Irish flag in Sopot, Poland.

  • 13. Republic of Ireland v Croatia - Municipal Stadium Poznan

    Republic of Ireland's fans celebrate after they score.

  • 14. Euro 2012 Fans

    Croatian soccer fans are seen through a soap bubble in the fan zone during the Euro 2012 soccer championship in Poznan, Poland, Sunday, June 10, 2012. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)

  • 15. Republic of Ireland supporters do 'The Poznan' 18/6/2012

    EURO 2012 Group C, Municipal Stadium, Poznan, Poland 18/6/2012 Republic of Ireland vs Italy Republic of Ireland supporters do 'The Poznan' Mandatory Credit ©INPHO/Donall Farmer

  • 16. Linz McCabe

    Linz McCabe from Blackrock

  • 17. Aideen Carolan

    Aideen Carolan watches the Ireland v Spain game on her iPad as she waits for a customer in her taxi in Drogheda Mandatory Credit ©INPHO/Morgan Treacy

  • 18. Staff and customers at Giulio's Fish and Chip

    Staff and customers at Giulio's Fish and Chip on West Street Drogheda watch the Ireland v Spain game Mandatory Credit ©INPHO/Morgan Treacy

  • 19. An Irish fan shelters from the rain

    An Irish fan shelters from the rain Mandatory Credit ©INPHO/James Crombie

  • 20. Lee Redmond, Eoin Murtagh and Stephen Murtagh

    Lee Redmond, Eoin Murtagh and Stephen Murtagh from Wicklow in Gdansk City Centre Mandatory Credit ©INPHO/James Crombie

  • 21. A fan's arm

    EURO 2012 Republic of Ireland Fans, Poznan, Poland A fan's arm Mandatory Credit ©INPHO/Donall Farmer *** Local Caption ***

  • 22. Emmanuel Adeleke

    EURO 2012 Republic of Ireland Fans, Poznan, Poland Emmanuel Adeleke from Cork Mandatory Credit ©INPHO/Donall Farmer

  • 23. Donie Kelly

    EURO 2012 Republic of Ireland Fans, Poznan, Poland Donie Kelly from Wexford tries his Irish Dancing in Poznan City Centre Mandatory Credit ©INPHO/James Crombie

  • 24. Abbie O'Gorman-Salinger is held aloft

    EURO2012 Fans, Submarine Bar, Crumlin, Dublin Abbie O'Gorman-Salinger is help aloft after Ireland scored their first goal of the game Mandatory Credit ©INPHO/Ryan Byrne

  • 25. Stephen O'Sullivan, Eddie Nealon, Dermot O'Sullivan and Patrick Nealon 9/6/2012

    EURO 2012 Republic of Ireland Fans, Poznan, Poland 9/6/2012 Stephen O'Sullivan, Eddie Nealon, Dermot O'Sullivan and Patrick Nealon from Skibbereen, Co. Cork Mandatory Credit ©INPHO/James Crombie

  • 26. An Irish supporter's car

    EURO 2012 Republic of Ireland Fans, Poznan, Poland An Irish supporter's car Mandatory Credit ©INPHO/James Crombie

  • 27. Ireland fans at the game

    EURO 2012 Group C 10/6/2012 Republic of Ireland vs Croatia Mandatory Credit ©INPHO/James Crombie

  • 28. UEFA Euro 2012 - Group A - Poland v Russia - National Stadium

    Polish fans in masks in the stadium before the match

  • 29. Soccer Euro 2012 Italy Croatia

    Croatia's Ognjen Vukojevic tries to stop Croatian fans from throwing flares during the Euro 2012 soccer championship Group C match between Italy and Croatia in Poznan, Poland, Thursday, June 14, 2012. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)

  • 30. Balotelli pressups

  • 31. England fan

  • 32. Euro 2012 Fans

    A protester from Ukrainian women rights group Femen is carried away by security guards in the Kiev fan zone during a protest against prostitution prior to the Euro 2012 soccer championship Group D match between Sweden and France in Kiev, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 19, 2012. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

  • 33. UEFA Euro 2012 - Group D - Ukraine v France - Donbass Arena

    Referee Bjorn Kuipers (right) leads the two teams off the field of play as bad weather halts the game

  • 34. Euro 2012 - Ukraine v France

    Heavy rain falls as the match is suspended during the Euro 2012 soccer championship Group D match between Ukraine and France in Donetsk, Ukraine, Friday, June 15, 2012. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

  • 35. Euro 2012 Ukraine v France

    Lightning strikes during the Euro 2012 soccer championship Group D match between Ukraine and France in Donetsk, Ukraine, Friday, June 15, 2012. The match was suspended due to heavy rain. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

  • 36. Euro 2012 Spain v. Italy

    Spanish sports TV presenter Sara Carbonero stands on the pitch prior to the Euro 2012 soccer championship Group C match between Spain and Italy in Gdansk, Poland, Sunday, June 10, 2012. (AP Photo/Gero Breloer)

  • 37. Greece Soccer Euro 2012

    Greek fans celebrate in downtown of Thessaloniki. (AP Photo/Dimitri Messinis)

  • 38. Soccer Euro 2012 Poland Russia

    Police guard handcuffed men after they arrested them prior to the Euro 2012 soccer championship Group A match between Poland and Russia in Warsaw, Poland, Tuesday, June 12, 2012. Russian soccer fans clashed with police and Poland supporters in separate incidents in Warsaw on Tuesday, just hours before the two teams were to meet in an emotionally charged European Championship match. Several people were injured. (AP Photo/Gero Breloer)

  • 39. Euro 2012 Poland Russia

    Russian fans display a huge banner the Euro 2012 soccer championship Group A match between Poland and Russia in Warsaw, Poland, Tuesday, June 12, 2012. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

  • 40. Euro 2012 Fans

    A Polish soccer fan argues with police prior to the Euro 2012 group A soccer match between Poland and Russia in Warsaw, Poland , Tuesday, June 12, 2012. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)

  • 41. Euro 2012 Poland Russia

    Fans clash prior to the Euro 2012 soccer championship Group A match between Poland and Russia in Warsaw, Poland, Tuesday, June 12, 2012. (AP Photo/Gero Breloer)

  • 42. Euro 2012 Poland Russia

    Polish police stand guard outside the stadium before the Euro 2012 soccer championship Group A match between Poland and Russia in Warsaw, Poland, Tuesday, June 12, 2012. (AP Photo/Gero Breloer)

  • 43. UEFA Euro 2012 - Group B - Netherlands v Denmark - Metalist Stadium

    Denmark fans celebrate the opening goal

  • 44. Euro 2012 Portugal The Netherlands

    Dutch fans cheers before the Euro 2012 soccer championship Group B match between Portugal and the Netherlands in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Sunday, June 17, 2012. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

  • 45. Euro 2012

    England fans make a protest against Sol Campbell's advice not to travel to the Ukraine or they could go home in a coffin, by taking a coffin to the Golden Lion in Donetsk, Ukraine, ahead of the England v Ukraine Euro 2012 football match.

  • 46. Euro 2012

    An England fan known as 'Rob' (full name not given) with tattoos showing his support in Donetsk, Ukraine, ahead of England's match against France in Euro 2012.

  • 47. Euro 2012 Germany Greece

    A German fan holds up a poster showing German Prime Minister Angela Merkla before the Euro 2012 soccer championship quarterfinal match between Germany and Greece in Gdansk, Poland, Friday, June 22, 2012. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

  • 48. Euro 2012 Germany Greece

    German Chancellor Angela Merkel, left, and German Soccer Federation President Wolfgang Niersbach celebrate during the Euro 2012 soccer championship quarterfinal match between Germany and Greece in Gdansk, Poland, Friday, June 22, 2012. Germany won 4-2. (AP Photo/Gero Breloer)

  • 49. Balotelli field shot

    H/T Matthew Barker.

  • 50. Euro 2012 - Group C - Republic of Ireland v Spain - PGE Arena

    Republic of Ireland football fans chat with Tourism Minister Leo Varadkar (second left) in Gdansk Poland before their Euro2012 game against Spain. Picture date:Thursday June 14, 2012. see PA Story SPORT Euro 2012 Ireland By Ed Carty. (Niall carson/PAWire)
  • EURO 2012 Republic of Ireland Fans, Gdansk, Poland Irish fans with the Angela Merkel flag Mandatory Credit ©INPHO/James Crombie
  • President Michael D Higgins meets football fans from Andersonstown in West Belfast, as he arrived to meet the Irish Team at the Sheraton Hotel in Poznan, Poland.
  • Spain fans show support for their team and kiss before kick-off in the stands
  • Republic of Ireland fans (left to right) Mark Killian, Feidhlim Lenehan and Paul Leonard wear Roy Keane masks in the main square in Poznan, Poland.
  • Irish fans drink beer while sitting on a bench with a Polish woman ahead of the Euro 2012 soccer championship Group C match between Ireland and Spain in Gdansk, Poland , Thursday, June 14, 2012. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)
  • Ireland supporters dressed in costumes walk through a park prior to the Euro 2012 soccer championship Group C match between Spain and Ireland in Sopot, Poland, Thursday, June 14, 2012. (AP Photo/Gero Breloer)
  • Ireland supporters dressed in costumes pose for a picture prior to the Euro 2012 soccer championship Group C match between Spain and Ireland in Sopot, Poland, Thursday, June 14, 2012. The match will be held in Gdansk, which is some ten miles (15 kilometers) away. (AP Photo/Gero Breloer)
  • Republic of Ireland fan Emmett MacNamara stands in the sea with an Irish flag in Sopot, Poland.
  • Republic of Ireland's fans celebrate after they score.
  • Croatian soccer fans are seen through a soap bubble in the fan zone during the Euro 2012 soccer championship in Poznan, Poland, Sunday, June 10, 2012. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)
  • EURO 2012 Group C, Municipal Stadium, Poznan, Poland 18/6/2012 Republic of Ireland vs Italy Republic of Ireland supporters do 'The Poznan' Mandatory Credit ©INPHO/Donall Farmer
  • Linz McCabe from Blackrock
  • Aideen Carolan watches the Ireland v Spain game on her iPad as she waits for a customer in her taxi in Drogheda Mandatory Credit ©INPHO/Morgan Treacy
  • Staff and customers at Giulio's Fish and Chip on West Street Drogheda watch the Ireland v Spain game Mandatory Credit ©INPHO/Morgan Treacy
  • An Irish fan shelters from the rain Mandatory Credit ©INPHO/James Crombie
  • Lee Redmond, Eoin Murtagh and Stephen Murtagh from Wicklow in Gdansk City Centre Mandatory Credit ©INPHO/James Crombie
  • EURO 2012 Republic of Ireland Fans, Poznan, Poland A fan's arm Mandatory Credit ©INPHO/Donall Farmer *** Local Caption ***
  • EURO 2012 Republic of Ireland Fans, Poznan, Poland Emmanuel Adeleke from Cork Mandatory Credit ©INPHO/Donall Farmer
  • EURO 2012 Republic of Ireland Fans, Poznan, Poland Donie Kelly from Wexford tries his Irish Dancing in Poznan City Centre Mandatory Credit ©INPHO/James Crombie
  • EURO2012 Fans, Submarine Bar, Crumlin, Dublin Abbie O'Gorman-Salinger is help aloft after Ireland scored their first goal of the game Mandatory Credit ©INPHO/Ryan Byrne
  • EURO 2012 Republic of Ireland Fans, Poznan, Poland 9/6/2012 Stephen O'Sullivan, Eddie Nealon, Dermot O'Sullivan and Patrick Nealon from Skibbereen, Co. Cork Mandatory Credit ©INPHO/James Crombie
  • EURO 2012 Republic of Ireland Fans, Poznan, Poland An Irish supporter's car Mandatory Credit ©INPHO/James Crombie
  • EURO 2012 Group C 10/6/2012 Republic of Ireland vs Croatia Mandatory Credit ©INPHO/James Crombie
  • Polish fans in masks in the stadium before the match
  • Croatia's Ognjen Vukojevic tries to stop Croatian fans from throwing flares during the Euro 2012 soccer championship Group C match between Italy and Croatia in Poznan, Poland, Thursday, June 14, 2012. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)
  • A protester from Ukrainian women rights group Femen is carried away by security guards in the Kiev fan zone during a protest against prostitution prior to the Euro 2012 soccer championship Group D match between Sweden and France in Kiev, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 19, 2012. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)
  • Referee Bjorn Kuipers (right) leads the two teams off the field of play as bad weather halts the game
  • Heavy rain falls as the match is suspended during the Euro 2012 soccer championship Group D match between Ukraine and France in Donetsk, Ukraine, Friday, June 15, 2012. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
  • Lightning strikes during the Euro 2012 soccer championship Group D match between Ukraine and France in Donetsk, Ukraine, Friday, June 15, 2012. The match was suspended due to heavy rain. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
  • Spanish sports TV presenter Sara Carbonero stands on the pitch prior to the Euro 2012 soccer championship Group C match between Spain and Italy in Gdansk, Poland, Sunday, June 10, 2012. (AP Photo/Gero Breloer)
  • Greek fans celebrate in downtown of Thessaloniki. (AP Photo/Dimitri Messinis)
  • Police guard handcuffed men after they arrested them prior to the Euro 2012 soccer championship Group A match between Poland and Russia in Warsaw, Poland, Tuesday, June 12, 2012. Russian soccer fans clashed with police and Poland supporters in separate incidents in Warsaw on Tuesday, just hours before the two teams were to meet in an emotionally charged European Championship match. Several people were injured. (AP Photo/Gero Breloer)
  • Russian fans display a huge banner the Euro 2012 soccer championship Group A match between Poland and Russia in Warsaw, Poland, Tuesday, June 12, 2012. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
  • A Polish soccer fan argues with police prior to the Euro 2012 group A soccer match between Poland and Russia in Warsaw, Poland , Tuesday, June 12, 2012. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
  • Fans clash prior to the Euro 2012 soccer championship Group A match between Poland and Russia in Warsaw, Poland, Tuesday, June 12, 2012. (AP Photo/Gero Breloer)
  • Polish police stand guard outside the stadium before the Euro 2012 soccer championship Group A match between Poland and Russia in Warsaw, Poland, Tuesday, June 12, 2012. (AP Photo/Gero Breloer)
  • Denmark fans celebrate the opening goal
  • Dutch fans cheers before the Euro 2012 soccer championship Group B match between Portugal and the Netherlands in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Sunday, June 17, 2012. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
  • England fans make a protest against Sol Campbell's advice not to travel to the Ukraine or they could go home in a coffin, by taking a coffin to the Golden Lion in Donetsk, Ukraine, ahead of the England v Ukraine Euro 2012 football match.
  • An England fan known as 'Rob' (full name not given) with tattoos showing his support in Donetsk, Ukraine, ahead of England's match against France in Euro 2012.
  • A German fan holds up a poster showing German Prime Minister Angela Merkla before the Euro 2012 soccer championship quarterfinal match between Germany and Greece in Gdansk, Poland, Friday, June 22, 2012. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)
  • German Chancellor Angela Merkel, left, and German Soccer Federation President Wolfgang Niersbach celebrate during the Euro 2012 soccer championship quarterfinal match between Germany and Greece in Gdansk, Poland, Friday, June 22, 2012. Germany won 4-2. (AP Photo/Gero Breloer)
  • H/T Matthew Barker.
  • Republic of Ireland football fans chat with Tourism Minister Leo Varadkar (second left) in Gdansk Poland before their Euro2012 game against Spain. Picture date:Thursday June 14, 2012. see PA Story SPORT Euro 2012 Ireland By Ed Carty. (Niall carson/PAWire)

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