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England's Euro 2016 failure most-tweeted about event in UK this year

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England's early exit from Euro 2016 was the most-tweeted about event in the UK this year.

England's abrupt exit from the European Championships in France caused the biggest single spike in UK Twitter activity in 2016.

The Three Lions - coached by then-manager Roy Hodgson - crashed out of the tournament at the last-16 stage at the hands of minnows Iceland.

Figures from the social networking website show that England's defeat sparked 128,000 tweets per minute, while Leicester City's shock Premier League title win caused the second-biggest spike of the year in the UK with 107,000 tweets a minute.

Rounding off the top three was Daniel Sturridge's late winner for England to seal a 2-1 triumph over fellow home nation Wales in the group stage of the Euros in the summer.

Leicester's 'Champions of England' message after winning the title was the most retweeted sport-related post sent globally in 2016, while the Rio Olympics topped the trends.

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Roy Hodgson speaks during a press conference on June 28, 2016 in Chantilly, France
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