Hosting the European Championship, in which France reached the final, contributed significant profit to the nation's economy, a report has revealed
The French economy was boosted to the tune of more than €1.2 billion as the country reaped the benefits of hosting Euro 2016.
10 venues welcomed 24 countries as part of an expanded European Championship, with Portugal eventually beating Didier Deschamps' France in the final at the Stade de France.
And a report undertaken jointly by the Limoges-based Centre for Sports Law and Economy (CDES) and the KENEO agency has found that the impact of officials and participating teams, combined with 613,000 visitors, poured €1.