Wednesday, June 8, 2016

Spotlight back on the soccer pitch for expanded Euros (Reuters)

A general view shows the Stade de France in Saint-Denis before the start of the UEFA 2016 European Championship in Paris, France, June 8, 2016. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

By Martyn Herman LONDON (Reuters) - Bigger than ever, the European Championship kicks off in Paris on Friday with a four-week feast of soccer that promises to elevate the game above the corruption scandals and security fears that have overshadowed its build-up. All eyes will be on hosts France when they get the ball rolling against Romania in the Stade de France -- 210 days after suicide bombers at the same venue triggered a night of horror across the capital which killed 130 people. It should have been a proud moment for former UEFA president Michel Platini.


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