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NICE, France -- For England, the 2016 European Championship will be a tournament few will ever forget -- for all the wrong reasons.The tournament started with hooligans running amok in Marseille and ended with one of the national teams most humiliating defeats.The 2-1 loss to tiny Iceland in the round of 16 on Monday in Nice has prompted the usual questions back home.Are Englands footballers overly pampered-millionaires who lack patriotism? Are they crushed by unrealistic expectations that prompt them to play with fear? Or are they not good enough, not fit to wear the shirt as the fans howled at them after another crushing loss?These are traditional post-mortems that stretch back decades. Bar a couple of semifinals in the 1990s, England hasnt caused a stir at a major tournament since winning the World Cup in 1966, its only major triumph.Goalkeeper Joe Hart said he was lost for words after the defeat, but pre-emptively defended the team against any suggestion they hadnt tried hard enough.I just want people to know how much we put onto this tournament and its not down to desire or anything like that, he said.Co-coached by a practicing dentist, Iceland fully deserved its victory. Well-drilled and tactically astute, it was comfortable for much of the match.Englands players just couldnt come up with a game plan and even resorted to long balls down the middle -- a throwback to less-technical times in the English game. Wayne Rooney, in his new more central midfield role, struggled to control the ball and make the most basic of passes.It would be impossible not to have the expectations that we had, to have a positive mindset to go into this tournament, Hart said. They look foolish now. Weve gone out to Iceland. We are going to have to own that.Maybe England should just accept its not a major footballing power. After all, its now half a century since England won the World Cup.Since Marcus Rashford, the youngest member of Englands squad, was born in 1997, England has won just two international tournament knockout games, the last one a decade ago. Those wins were against Ecuador and Denmark, neither team which can usually boast anything like Englands talent.At the moment Im gutted, but I cant separate it from the other times, said Rooney, who has experienced little but disappointment since he burst onto the international stage at Euro 2004.Each failure piles more pressure on the English players shoulders. That is accentuated by the fact that the Premier League is the worlds wealthiest and has the biggest contingent of all at Euro 2016 with 106 players.Unquestionably, the Iceland defeat has caused dismay and despair back home but England will have to re-adjust, qualify for the 2018 World Cup and then, perhaps, consider it has a chance there.Coach Roy Hodgson, who quit after the Iceland defeat, has already voiced optimism about the future given that the team was one of the youngest team at Euro 2016, with the likes of Dele Alli in midfield and Rashford himself. The fallout from the Iceland loss, though, threatens to stunt their international careers.It is hard to see it now but the future is bright, Rooney insisted.Perhaps so, but England has far to go. Jerry Rice Super Bowl Jersey . -- Linebacker Myles Jack ran for four touchdowns, defensive end Cassius Marsh caught a scoring pass, and No. Ahkello Witherspoon Super Bowl Jersey . Mitch Holmberg added a goal and three assists. 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"Extending Chad Owens contract helps us to create continuity and ensures another key player remains in Double Blue for the foreseeable future," said GM Jim Barker in a team release. "Chad is a dynamic player whose work ethic resonates within our locker room, and we are very happy he has committed to being an Argonaut." Owens, a star both as a receiver on offence and returner on special teams, set the singlle season all-purpose yards record last season with 3,863 combined.dddddddddddd The 31-year-old from Hawaii was also effective in the post-season, helping the Argonauts win the 100th Grey Cup. "I am very excited for the opportunity to remain in Toronto and continue to build off of what we were able to accomplish in 2012," Owens said in the release. "I am looking forward to sharing more successes with the city, my teammates, our coaches and with the fans as we strive toward our ultimate goal of winning another Grey Cup." 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