Football Soccer - France v Russia - International Friendly - Stade de France stadium, Saint-Denis, France - 29/03/16. Fans deploy a banner showing the UEFA EURO 2016 cup. REUTERS/Charles Platiau
LONDON (Reuters) - Bigger than ever, the European Championship kicks off in Paris next month with a four-week feast of football that promises to elevate the game above the corruption scandals and security fears that have overshadowed its build-up.
All eyes will be on hosts France when they get the ball rolling against Romania in the Stade de France on June 10 -- 210 days after suicide bombers at the same venue triggered a night of horror across the capital which killed 130 people.
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