UEFA EURO 06: Le Rendez-Vous

(20/10/2013) Le Rendez-Vous has been announced as the slogan for UEFA EURO 2016 during a press conference at Marseilles city hall following the meeting of the EURO steering committee. The phrase is encapsulating the communal celebration of football to take place in ten cities across France.

UEFA President Michel Platini, French Football Federation (FFF) president No l Le Gra t, and president of EURO 2016 SAS Jacques Lambert were present alongside Marseille mayor Jean-Claude Gaudin and French sports minister Val rie Fourneyron for the presentation of Le Rendez-Vous.

copyrighted by liveProduction.tv UEFA President Michel Platini unveiled the competitions slogan UEFA EURO 2016: Le Rendez-Vous. It is truly a Rendez-Vous for France and for football, he explained. A Rendez-Vous is something that is very romantic, and it is a word that is well-known in other countries. You speak to people from abroad about a Rendez-Vous and they know exactly what it means. It translates the notion of a welcome very well.

Football lovers from across Europe and elsewhere will be sure not to miss the event of summer 2016, a unique opportunity to celebrate the art of football in all its diversity and in a country with an incredible wealth of cultural heritage.

Rendez-Vous with history

Twenty-four nations will meet over 51 matches during which the eyes of the world will be riveted on the best of European football.

Rendez-Vous with France

Organised in ten host cities, UEFA EURO 2016 will uncover multiple facets of France, its culture, its heritage, and also its new or renovated stadiums, ideal stages on which to experience the most beautiful sporting emotions.

The competition slogan Le Rendez-Vous aims to evoke the importance of the UEFA European Championship and to make it a succession of festivities not to be missed. The slogan fits snugly with the competitions visual identity, which was unveiled to the public on 26 June in Paris, and whose central message is Celebrate the art of football. The logo expresses the beauty of the game, the passion, the celebration of football and Frances cultural and artistic heritage.

Together, they produce that French touch which will give UEFA EURO 2016 a unique dimension. So to all those who love the beautiful game, culture and a party: make it a date for June and July 2016.

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