France to bid for Euro 2016

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PARIS - The French football federation (FFF) has submitted an application to host the 2016 European championships, the authority said in a statement on Friday.

"The (federation's) Federal council has confirmed France has applied to organise Euro 2016," the FFF said.

National federations have until March 9 to apply to European governing body UEFA over the hosting rights for the 2016 tournament.

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