France wins EU 2016 bid

(CNN) – France has been chosen to host the 2016 European Football Championship.

France beat off the challenge of Italy and Turkey to win the decision which was made by the 13 members of the UEFA executive committee.

UEFA president Michel Platini unveiled the name of France in a ceremony at its headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland on Friday.

It will the third time France has hosted the championship, having previously staged the competition in 1960 and 1984.

France won the competition in 1984, captained by Platini, and 2000.

“This is a beautiful day for us,” French Football Federation president Jean-Pierre Escalettes told the official UEFA Web site.

France also hosted the World Cup in 1938 and 1998.

The bid was strongly supported by French president Nicolas Sarkozy, who spoke in the final round of bid presentations to the UEFA officials earlier in the day.

Turkish president Abdullah Gul was in Geneva to back his country’s bid, while Italy were represented by sports minister Rocco Crimi.
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