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Thursday, 2 June 2016

Eden Hazard to captain Belgium at UEFA euro 2016

The Chelsea attacker struggled to find form throughout 2015-16 but takes his place as one of the biggest names in the Rode Duivels squad alongside Kevin De Bruyne.

Chelsea attacker Eden Hazard is the
standout name in Marc Wilmots' final 23-man Belgium squad for Euro 2016. Hazard struggled to find his best form at Chelsea in 2015-16, but remains an undisputed starter for his country, with Wilmots naming the winger as his captain in the absence of Vincent Kompany.

The Manchester City centre-back was already left out of the provisional squad due to injury and is one of a number of defenders who misses out on the tournament in France.

Nicolas Lombaerts (Zenit St Petersburg), Dedryck Boyata (Celtic), Bjorn Engels (Club Brugge) were all forced to pull out due to injury, with Laurent Ciman and Christian Kabasele added to the Belgium roster.

Belgium's injury worries at the back mean Wilmots is likely to opt for a four-man defence consisting of Jason Denayer, Toby Alderweireld, Thomas Vermaelen and Jan Vertonghen.Mousa Dembele and Radja Nainggolan have made the cut in midfield, despite battling
minor injuries.

Belgium can count on the likes of Kevin De Bruyne and Romelu Lukaku in attack, with Liverpool duo Christian Benteke and Divock Origi also included.

Belgium meet Italy, Sweden and Republic of Ireland in Group E, starting their tournament against the Azzurri on June 13.

France finally reveals their EURO 2016 squad with a surprising EPL name.

Manchester United midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin has been included into the France squad for Euro 2016 after Lassana Diarra was
ruled out with injury problems, according to uefa.com .

The 26-year-old defensive midfielder was initially left out of the hosts’ squad following his poor campaign with Manchester United, but Diarra’s knee injury has forced manager Didier Deschamps to turn to Schneiderlin as a replacement.

Below is the updated squad:

Goalkeepers: Hugo Lloris (Tottenham), Steve Mandanda (Marseille), Benoit Costil (Rennes)

Defenders: Samuel Umtiti (Lyon), Laurent Koscielny (Arsenal), Eliaquim Mangala (Manchester City), Patrice Evra (Juventus), Bacary Sagna (Manchester City), Christophe
Jallet (Lyon), Lucas Digne (Roma), Adil Rami (Sevilla)

Midfielders: Paul Pogba (Juventus), Blaise Matuidi (PSG), N’Golo Kante (Leicester), Yohan Cabaye (Crystal Palace), Moussa Sissoko (Newcastle), Morgan Schneiderlin (Manchester United)

Attackers: Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid), Dimitri Payet (West Ham), Anthony Martial (Manchester United), Kingsley Coman (Bayer
Munich), Olivier Giroud (Arsenal), Andre-Pierre Gignac (Tigres)

France finally reveals their EURO 2016 squad with a surprising EPL name.

Manchester United midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin has been included into the France squad for Euro 2016 after Lassana Diarra was
ruled out with injury problems, according to uefa.com .

The 26-year-old defensive midfielder was initially left out of the hosts’ squad following his poor campaign with Manchester United, but Diarra’s knee injury has forced manager Didier Deschamps to turn to Schneiderlin as a replacement.

Below is the updated squad:

Goalkeepers: Hugo Lloris (Tottenham), Steve Mandanda (Marseille), Benoit Costil (Rennes)

Defenders: Samuel Umtiti (Lyon), Laurent Koscielny (Arsenal), Eliaquim Mangala (Manchester City), Patrice Evra (Juventus), Bacary Sagna (Manchester City), Christophe
Jallet (Lyon), Lucas Digne (Roma), Adil Rami (Sevilla)

Midfielders: Paul Pogba (Juventus), Blaise Matuidi (PSG), N’Golo Kante (Leicester), Yohan Cabaye (Crystal Palace), Moussa Sissoko (Newcastle), Morgan Schneiderlin (Manchester United)

Attackers: Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid), Dimitri Payet (West Ham), Anthony Martial (Manchester United), Kingsley Coman (Bayer
Munich), Olivier Giroud (Arsenal), Andre-Pierre Gignac (Tigres)