Armed German police to aid France in football match security

Germany defender Jerome Boateng has told his family not to attend any Euro 2016 games out of fear of a terrorist attack during the tournament.

“The letter, signed by Mr. Eckert, says Mr. Platini can be invited in a personal capacity as long as he doesn’t perform any official function”, Theodoridis said at the Stade de France, which is hosting Friday’s Euro 2016 opener between host France and Romania in Group A. Suicide bombers tried to get into the stadium.

“It’s obviously sad to have to deal with such a question. On the other hand many things have happened that make you thoughtful”, said Boateng, referring to recent attacks in Paris and Brussels.

“I only want to think about football during the tournament and I feel better when I know my family will not be inside the stadium”.

“That’s a question that each and every person must decide for themselves and their family”, Grindel said.

“I respect it but will not comment on it. What I will say is that we have full trust in the French authorities”. “We have taken a raft of security measures in consultation with the German and French security forces, for the team and including around this media center”.

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Speaking from the squad’s base in Evian, by France’s border with Switzerland, coach Joachim Loew described the atmosphere as “relaxed”.

“Obviously, security is an important question, but the team is not talking about it in our camp”.

A few days after the November attacks, a friendly between Germany and the Netherlands in Hanover was scrapped at the last minute over a terror threat.