Pragmatic Portugal shatter France's summer dream


Police confront youths on the Champs Elysee after Portugal's Euro 2016 win in Paris, France, early July 11, 2016. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol

PARIS (Reuters) - The smell of teargas floating in the air near the Eiffel Tower proved an ominous sign on the night when France's dream of a perfect football summer turned sour.

The clashes at the Paris fan zone, where supporters trying to force their way in were pushed back by riot police, were relatively minor.

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