Friday, June 10, 2016

Payet starts for France in Euro opener v Romania (Reuters)

Football Soccer - France Training - Stade de France, Saint-Denis near Paris, France - 9/6/16 France head coach Didier Deschamps and Dimitri Payet (R) during training REUTERS/Darren Staples Livepic

By Julien Pretot PARIS (Reuters) - Dimitri Payet will start on the left side of the attack when hosts France launch Euro 2016 against Group A rivals Romania on Friday. Payet, who scored a spectacular free kick in a 3-2 win over Cameroon in their penultimate warm-up game, will play in a three up front alongside Olivier Giroud and Antoine Griezmann. The trio will be supported by N'Golo Kante, Paul Pogba and Blaise Matuidi in midfield. Adil Rami and Laurent Koscielny line up in central defense with Patrice Evra and Bacary Sagna out wide. ...


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