While Portugal battled to a 1-0 extra time win over France to claim the Euro 2016 championship — sans moth-addled Ronaldo — riot police clashed with hooligans near the Euro Fan Zone by the Eiffel Tower, a violent end to a tournament that opened a month ago with similar clashes.

Unreal photo of French riot police trying to control crowd near Eiffel Tower where Euro final was being shown pic.twitter.com/4KVRYOjx3X — Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) July 10, 2016

The clashes included fires, tear gas fired by police and warnings from officials for people to avoid the area due to the ongoing violence, which included bottles thrown at police.

French police have put out alerts warning people not to come to Eiffel Tower or Champs Elysees. They say the situation is not safe — Kaveh Solhekol (@SkyKaveh) July 10, 2016

The clashes reportedly began even before kickoff of the match, which was held around six miles away at Stade de France, as the Fan Zone reached its capacity of 90,000 fans, causing anger among those who were shut out.

The tournament kicked off in mid-June with rioting among English and Russian fans.

Euro 2016 Final riot

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