France's players celebrate winning their UEFA European Under-17 Championship final match against Germany in Burgas, Bulgaria May 22, 2015. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov
BURGAS, Bulgaria (Reuters) - France won the European under-17 championship for the second time by overpowering Germany 4-1 helped by Odsonne Edouard's brilliant hat-trick in an entertaining final in the Black Sea city of Burgas on Friday.
France, who also triumphed in 2004, went ahead just before the break when Edouard gave goalkeeper Constantin Frommann no chance with a precise shot from 12 metres -- the first goal Germany had conceded in the 16-team tournament.
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