Euro 2016 host, France will be starting their campaign this Friday with a game against Romania and Les Blues' boss Didier Deschamps is expecting an exciting encounter. Although his side are firm favorite to win, Deschamps believes that their opponent won't be an easy prey, stating that Anghel Iordanescu's men are not just good at defending, but also have quality going forward.

An  interesting promise was made by France international striker, Olivier Giroud, who stated that he plans to dye his beard into his country's official flag should they win this year's Euro tournament.

The club football season have ended, but fans of the popular sport continue to get special entertainment with two major tournaments, Copa America along with Euro 2016 being held at a similar time frame.

The Euro 2016 final round is still few days away, but injury problems already causing problems for home side, France as they have to do another player shifting. Following recent absentees of Raphael Varane along with Jeremy Mathieu, Les Blues now has to let go Lassana Diarra, who was immediately replaced by Morgan Schneiderlin.

Getting selected into France's Euro 2016 squad in place of Raphael Varane, apparently changed Adil Rami's value of Les Blues manager, Didier Deschamps. Rami who previously shouted out his critics towards Deschamps, has now changed his stance stating that the mistake was on the defender side.

Disappointing news arrived for Real Madrid defender, Raphael Varane, as the defender won't be available for upcoming Euro 2016 due to a thigh injury. In place of Varane, France's head coach, Didier Deschamps opted to call Sevilla defender, Adil Rami, who is immediately added into Les Bleus 23 man squad.

Gearing up for an important football tournament in Euro 2016, it should be interesting to check out the latest major competition, which is World Cup 2014. The World Cup winner, Germany will also be one of the main favorites to win the upcoming 2016 Euro and fans can remember how good they were two years ago with the goals they scored.

The rise of Antoine Griezmann in recent years, especially with his influential performances for Atletico Madrid, have been such a refreshing scenes for football lovers. However, that success also added more expectation for the attacker, including from his France national team boss, Didier Deschamps, who is hoping a big contribution from the striker in the upcoming Euro 2016.

Disappointing news arrived for Real Madrid striker, Karim Benzema as he has been officially omitted from France national team squad for upcoming Euro 2016. The striker himself revealed that news via twitter, stating his apology to everyone that he won't be able to play in the Euro after all.

Recently suspended UEFA chief, Michel Platini has decided to end his attempt in getting into FIFA Presidential seat, noting that it's not a good time for him. Having been banned by FIFA recently, Platini believes that he for now doesn't have all the means to face up against other candidates.

The legal situation involving Real Madrid striker, Karim Benzema, regarding his alleged participation on Mathieu Valbuena's black mailing scandal is still unclear, but the former Lyon attacker insisted that he is not guilty.

Getting involved in a tragic incident doesn't seem to change Germany's head coach, Joachim Loew's support towards' upcoming Euro 2016 finals in France. Although admitting that his recent experience of that horrific terror in Paris, during Der Panzer's friendly against France, is a terrible experience, but Loew still voicing out his support on Les Blues' appointment as host for that tournament.