France name proposed venues for Euro 2016

France has named the 12 cities that are in contention to host matches should it win the race to host the 2016 European Championships. Lens, Lille, St Denis, Paris, Nancy, Strasbourg, Lyon, St Etienne, Nice, Marseille, Toulouse and Bordeaux have been...

France has named the 12 cities that are in contention to host matches should it win the race to host the 2016 European Championships.

Lens, Lille, St Denis, Paris, Nancy, Strasbourg, Lyon, St Etienne, Nice, Marseille, Toulouse and Bordeaux have been chosen by the French Football Federation.

Nine cities will host matches, with the three remaining candidates serving as reserves.

Four of the selected cities - Lille, Lyon, Nice and Bordeaux - are considering building new stadiums.

All bids must be submitted by February 15 next year, with the winner to be named by UEFA on May 27.

France, which won the competition the last time it staged it in 1984, is competing against Italy, Turkey and a joint bid from Sweden and Norway.

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