Saturday, June 18, 2016

Lloris urges his teammates to play like tournament favorites (The Associated Press)

France goalkeeper Hugo Lloris jumps for the ball next to Albania's Mergim Mavraj and Albania's Arlind Ajeti during the Euro 2016 Group A soccer match between France and Albania at the Velodrome stadium in Marseille, France, Wednesday, June 15, 2016. (AP Photo/Claude Paris)

France captain Hugo Lloris is demanding a much improved performance against Switzerland on Sunday, so the hosts can finally live up to their billing as one of the European Championship favorites. The pressure appeared to get to France in its first two games. Despite beating Romania 2-1 and Albania 2-0, Les Bleus looked fragile in both matches and wasted chances before winning with very late goals.


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