UEFA adamant Euro 2016 will proceed after France legend urged move

Euro 2016 will remain in France, UEFA has announced.

UEFA adamant Euro 2016 will proceed after France legend urged move
Mon, 16 Nov, 2015 - 00:00

The country’s hosting of the tournament has come under scrutiny since Friday’s terrorist attacks in Paris, which killed 129 people with many more seriously injured.

France’s 1958 World Cup star Just Fontaine was one prominent figure to call on the country to give up hosting rights, claiming: “It is simply too dangerous”.

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