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GENEVA -- Boosted by Cristiano Ronaldos title run and Icelands feel-good story, the 2016 European Championship attracted 2 billion people to watch live on television.The total live audience for the expanded 24-team, 51-match tournament grew to almost 5 billion viewers, according to UEFA research published Thursday.The research says 600 million viewers watched some of Portugals 1-0 extra-time win over host France in the final.The final attracted 284.4 million as an average in-home global audience -- the industry-standard audit tracking viewers minute-by-minute.The 20 extra matches created by having eight more teams added 1.1 billion viewers to the overall TV audience.The 2 billion individual viewers was an increase of 100 million on the Euro 2012 figures, UEFA said.Bigger audiences in Brazil and China helped raise the totals.The newly created (1300 GMT) match slot had the biggest impact on Asian audiences, UEFA said, which scheduled the earliest Euro 2012 kickoffs at 1600 GMT.Among matches kicking off in a prime 9 p.m. slot in China, the peak audience there was 17.6 million for Frances 2-1 win over Ireland in the round of 16.Euro 2016 TV rights earned UEFA 1.05 billion euros ($1.1 billion) from 130 broadcast partners.Ronaldos quest for a first national-team title helped draw viewers to the final, who mostly stayed despite his exit from injury midway through the first half.The 284 million figure made it the second most-watched game in European Championship history. The average audience of the most-viewed match was 299 million when Spain beat Italy 4-0 in the Euro 2012 final.In comparison, the 2014 World Cup final drew a 570.1 million average for Germanys 1-0 extra-time win over Argentina in Rio de Janeiro.Average audiences in Brazil for the Euro 2016 final topped 25.7 million, watching on three channels: TV Globo, Bandierantes and Sport TV.Globo averaged more than 13 million viewers for each live match it broadcast, for a 13.2 percent increase on Euro 2012, UEFAs research said.In China, the finals average audience was 8 million in China, and United States broadcaster ESPN averaged 5.3 million.Still, no nation could match Icelands support for its team, which was a surprise quarterfinalist in its major tournament debut.On the island of 330,000 people, while thousands had traveled to France to watch the team, 99.8 percent of all TV viewers during Icelands 2-1 win over Austria were tuned in to the team sealing its place in the knockout rounds.Terry McLaurin Redskins Jersey . Brazilian national coach Luiz Felipe Scolari has confirmed that the veteran goalkeeper is set to join Toronto on loan, saying it will help him be ready for the World Cup. Trent Williams Jersey . Now tied for second in the league in shootout goals, the 24-year-old likes to see what the opposing goaltender has in store before he ultimately lands on a move. https://www.redskinssportsgoods.com/Womens-Sonny-Jurgensen-Inverted-Jersey/ . -- Golden State Warriors coach Mark Jackson asked his players a simple question during Fridays morning shootaround: How many of them had ever been on a team 14 games over . Montez Sweat Redskins Jersey . It might not have mattered. While the Dodgers are preparing for the playoffs, the Padres showed their future has promise behind two rookies. Landon Collins Jersey ., for the next three years with the signings on Monday of Daryl Townsend and Michael Carter.ARLINGTON, Texas -- The Seattle Mariners acquired outfielder Ben Gamel from the New York Yankees in exchange for a pair of minor league pitchers.The teams announced the trade Wednesday. Gamel has been added to Seattles 40-man roster and will join the Mariners when they open a homestand Friday.The deal is mostly for Seattles future, as Gamel has played in just six games with the Yankees. But he was just named the International League MVP after hitting .308 with 800 runs, 26 doubles, six home runs and 51 RBI in 116 games at Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.dddddddddddd Gamel was also the International League rookie of the year in 2015.Seattle sent 19-year-old Jio Orozco and 18-year-old Juan De Paula to the Yankees. Both are right-handers who spent this season pitching in the Arizona rookie league. ' ' '