Posted on 06/09/2016 10:22:53 PM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
The opening game of the 2016 European Championship gets underway on Friday night in Paris, with hosts and favorites France taking on relative European minnows Romania.
France are expected to kick off the tournament with a victory and, given the crop of world stars at their disposal, could turn on the style and set down a marker for their rivals.
France captain and goalkeeper Hugo Lloris faced the media on Thursday and admits he and his teammates are facing the most important tournament of their careers.
“I won’t hide the fact, this morning, we felt something different because we left Clairefontaine and moved towards the Stade de France and were able to meet some fans as we checked into the team hotel. There was a gradual rise in our adrenaline levels. We can’t wait for the opening match.
“Clearly it’s the most important competition of all of our careers. All my teammates would answer in the same fashion.”
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Actually I think it’s working out great to have the Copa America going on at the same time as the Euro. A lot of talk that the tournament will be permanently based in the US, once CONCACAF and COMNEBOL work out the details.
Deutschland
Polska Gola!
Why post this garbage on a conservative website?
I hope Ukraine is in the mix and does well
Pretty cheeky talk from a team that only made the quarterfinals in the last World Cup. Soccer should have a straightforward annual world championship.
Kiss off.
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