Hiddink slams UEFA decision to grant France Euro 2016
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Guus Hiddink slams UEFA decision to grant France Euro 2016 ahead of Turkey
Star line-up: Zinedine Zidane (left) and French President Nicolas Sarkozy (right) were present as part of the delegation at UEFA HQ in Switzerland
Guus Hiddink has criticised UEFA and Michel Platini for giving Euro 2016 to France and not Turkey.
The former Chelsea manager was recently appointed as coach of Turkey and is shocked his new nation did not win the bidding process.
‘This proves once again that in top-flight football the game is run by politics,’ said Hiddink. ‘Turkey were one vote short for getting the organisation of Euro 2016.
'UEFA gave the Euro 2016 finals to France, who have already had the tournament twice and they also had the World Cup finals in 1998.
‘This does not feel right. I get the feeling that the actual bid was about other things. Otherwise the choice for France as hosting nation, the country of UEFA president Michel Platini, cannot be explained.’
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kelong one la........platini is french, thats why they won it. Turkey never hosted the Euro before?