<p><span style="font-size: medium; color: #ff0000;"><strong>HERE ARE SOME INTERESTING TITBITS ABOUT EURO 2016</strong></span></p>
<p>England's Marcus Rashford is the youngest of the three 18-year-olds in the squads -- the other two are Portugal's&nbsp;Renato Sanches and Turkey's&nbsp;Emre Mor.</p>
<p>Gabor Kir&aacute;ly and Shay Given could be the first 40-year-olds to play at a EURO finals.</p>
<p>Germany have the youngest squad, the Republic of Ireland the oldest.</p>
<p>Switzerland have three teenagers, the only squad with more than one.</p>
<p>Costel Pantilimon is the tallest player in any squad, Lorenzo Insigne the shortest.</p>
<p>Sweden have the tallest average height, Spain the shortest.</p>
<p>Germany has the heaviest team in terms of average weight, Turkey the lightest.</p>
<p><span style="color: #ff0000; font-size: medium;">SOME OTHER FACTS, HISTORY AND MORE...</span>&nbsp;</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">The biggest EURO ever! How it will work...<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/EURO2016?src=hash">#EURO2016</a><a href="https://t.co/ePmZVSBp2H">https://t.co/ePmZVSBp2H</a></p>
&mdash; UEFA EURO 2016 (@UEFAEURO) <a href="https://twitter.com/UEFAEURO/status/740468242376859648">June 8, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<p>The tallest player at Euro 2016 is Costel Pantilimon of Romania and the shortest is Italy's Lorenzo Insigne.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">The tallest player at <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/EURO2016?src=hash">#EURO2016</a> ... <a href="https://t.co/tab92u4468">pic.twitter.com/tab92u4468</a></p>
&mdash; UEFA EURO 2016 (@UEFAEURO) <a href="https://twitter.com/UEFAEURO/status/740928195097169920">June 9, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">... and the shortest. &eth;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u009f&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u0087&reg;&eth;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u009f&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u0087&sup1; <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/EURO2016?src=hash">#EURO2016</a> <a href="https://t.co/4DWavtJZP6">pic.twitter.com/4DWavtJZP6</a></p>
&mdash; UEFA EURO 2016 (@UEFAEURO) <a href="https://twitter.com/UEFAEURO/status/740928842043383809">June 9, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">One to watch? Olexandr Zinchenko broke Andriy Shevchenko's record as Ukraine's youngest ever goalscorer. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/EURO2016?src=hash">#EURO2016</a> <a href="https://t.co/syNgbm4Ep0">pic.twitter.com/syNgbm4Ep0</a></p>
&mdash; UEFA EURO 2016 (@UEFAEURO) <a href="https://twitter.com/UEFAEURO/status/740935102851633157">June 9, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Kits worn by the winners down the years...<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/EURO2016?src=hash">#EURO2016</a> <a href="https://t.co/SytSOjBF3o">pic.twitter.com/SytSOjBF3o</a></p>
&mdash; UEFA EURO 2016 (@UEFAEURO) <a href="https://twitter.com/UEFAEURO/status/740926693515374592">June 9, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Youngest players in France...<br /><br />Marcus Rashford (England)<br />Renato Sanches (Portugal)<br />Emre Mor (Turkey) <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/EURO2016?src=hash">#EURO2016</a> <a href="https://t.co/EpSolyeSg7">pic.twitter.com/EpSolyeSg7</a></p>
&mdash; UEFA EURO 2016 (@UEFAEURO) <a href="https://twitter.com/UEFAEURO/status/740871604385775616">June 9, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Shay Given could be the first 40-year-old to play at a EURO. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/EURO2016?src=hash">#EURO2016</a> <a href="https://t.co/hMcK2GEHTQ">pic.twitter.com/hMcK2GEHTQ</a></p>
&mdash; UEFA EURO 2016 (@UEFAEURO) <a href="https://twitter.com/UEFAEURO/status/740870310166179840">June 9, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">What are they wearing? <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/EURO2016?src=hash">#EURO2016</a> kits... <a href="https://t.co/umC1xIRdQS">pic.twitter.com/umC1xIRdQS</a></p>
&mdash; UEFA EURO 2016 (@UEFAEURO) <a href="https://twitter.com/UEFAEURO/status/740865732926427136">June 9, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Top provider at <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/EURO2016?src=hash">#EURO2016</a>? <br /><br />Belgium playmaker Kevin De Bruyne created the most chances in qualifying (37). <a href="https://t.co/yKry9eWv21">pic.twitter.com/yKry9eWv21</a></p>
&mdash; UEFA EURO 2016 (@UEFAEURO) <a href="https://twitter.com/UEFAEURO/status/740864001882632192">June 9, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<p>France have history on their side this time around. Can they repeat the magic of 1984? We will have to wait and watch.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Last host nation to win a EURO? France in 1984. &eth;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u009f&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u0087&laquo;&eth;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u009f&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u0087&middot; <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/EURO2016?src=hash">#EURO2016</a> <a href="https://t.co/SC28D0PaQQ">pic.twitter.com/SC28D0PaQQ</a></p>
&mdash; UEFA EURO 2016 (@UEFAEURO) <a href="https://twitter.com/UEFAEURO/status/740862935870889984">June 9, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Slovakia are eight matches unbeaten. &eth;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u009f&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u0092&ordf; <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/EURO2016?src=hash">#EURO2016</a> <a href="https://t.co/xWNe8cQBZh">pic.twitter.com/xWNe8cQBZh</a></p>
&mdash; UEFA EURO 2016 (@UEFAEURO) <a href="https://twitter.com/UEFAEURO/status/740857541622632449">June 9, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">ICYMI: The best Under-21 players at <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/EURO2016?src=hash">#EURO2016</a> + the youngest goalkeeper (22-year-old Sergio Rico). Thoughts? <a href="https://t.co/7WOMRthtFA">pic.twitter.com/7WOMRthtFA</a></p>
&mdash; UEFA EURO 2016 (@UEFAEURO) <a href="https://twitter.com/UEFAEURO/status/740854146216144896">June 9, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Romania had the best defence in qualifying, conceding just two goals and finishing undefeated. &eth;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u009f&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u0087&middot;&eth;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u009f&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u0087&acute; <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/EURO2016?src=hash">#EURO2016</a> <a href="https://t.co/edZkYLNmW6">pic.twitter.com/edZkYLNmW6</a></p>
&mdash; UEFA EURO 2016 (@UEFAEURO) <a href="https://twitter.com/UEFAEURO/status/740821608907051008">June 9, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">DID YOU KNOW? <br /><br />Spain goalkeeper Iker Casillas is the most-capped European player in history (167). &eth;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u009f&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u0099&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u008c <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/EURO2016?src=hash">#EURO2016</a> <a href="https://t.co/MDqi5DfC9Q">pic.twitter.com/MDqi5DfC9Q</a></p>
&mdash; UEFA EURO 2016 (@UEFAEURO) <a href="https://twitter.com/UEFAEURO/status/740814570147721216">June 9, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">ICYMI: The best players aged 35 or over at <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/EURO2016?src=hash">#EURO2016</a>... <a href="https://t.co/GPvcO9OLcH">pic.twitter.com/GPvcO9OLcH</a></p>
&mdash; UEFA EURO 2016 (@UEFAEURO) <a href="https://twitter.com/UEFAEURO/status/740809294682148864">June 9, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/EURO2016?src=hash">#EURO2016</a> hosts France have won 14 of their last 20 friendly matches, including victories over Spain &amp; Germany. &eth;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u009f&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u0087&laquo;&eth;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u009f&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u0087&middot; <a href="https://t.co/jjwb68yAiM">pic.twitter.com/jjwb68yAiM</a></p>
&mdash; UEFA EURO 2016 (@UEFAEURO) <a href="https://twitter.com/UEFAEURO/status/740801166490112002">June 9, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">REVEALED: The official <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/EURO2016?src=hash">#EURO2016</a> emojis for every competing nation! <a href="https://t.co/OAqHjVugc6">pic.twitter.com/OAqHjVugc6</a></p>
&mdash; UEFA EURO 2016 (@UEFAEURO) <a href="https://twitter.com/UEFAEURO/status/740574193864069124">June 8, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Jonathan Tah, 20, will reduce the average age of the squad to 25.81, making Germany the youngest team at <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/EURO2016?src=hash">#EURO2016</a>. <a href="https://t.co/nKVbn0lAOA">pic.twitter.com/nKVbn0lAOA</a></p>
&mdash; UEFA EURO 2016 (@UEFAEURO) <a href="https://twitter.com/UEFAEURO/status/740548905079824384">June 8, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Did you know? 21 of the 552 players at <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/EURO2016?src=hash">#EURO2016</a> are aged 35 or over... <a href="https://t.co/qyfIf885mT">pic.twitter.com/qyfIf885mT</a></p>
&mdash; UEFA EURO 2016 (@UEFAEURO) <a href="https://twitter.com/UEFAEURO/status/740541592398876672">June 8, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Flocke, a Humboldt penguin, predicts Germany will beat Group C rivals Ukraine in Lille on Sunday. &eth;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u009f&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u0087&copy;&eth;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u009f&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u0087&ordf; &eth;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u009f&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u0087&ordm;&eth;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u009f&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u0087&brvbar; <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/EURO2016?src=hash">#EURO2016</a> <a href="https://t.co/OJTxeWamxA">pic.twitter.com/OJTxeWamxA</a></p>
&mdash; UEFA EURO 2016 (@UEFAEURO) <a href="https://twitter.com/UEFAEURO/status/740535701515702272">June 8, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Six of the 14 triumphant keepers in EURO history have been 30 &amp; over. Oldest? Andreas K&ouml;pke, 34, at EURO '96. <a href="https://t.co/KdWu5Ps6wH">pic.twitter.com/KdWu5Ps6wH</a></p>
&mdash; UEFA EURO 2016 (@UEFAEURO) <a href="https://twitter.com/UEFAEURO/status/740520912961830914">June 8, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">There are four sets of brothers among the players at <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/EURO2016?src=hash">#EURO2016</a>, equalling a competition record set in 2000... <a href="https://t.co/CyM20LeC83">pic.twitter.com/CyM20LeC83</a></p>
&mdash; UEFA EURO 2016 (@UEFAEURO) <a href="https://twitter.com/UEFAEURO/status/740518822743003136">June 8, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="pl" dir="ltr">Jakub B&Aring;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u0082aszczykowski?<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/EURO2016?src=hash">#EURO2016</a> guide: How to pronounce EURO players' names correctly &acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u009e&iexcl; <a href="https://t.co/7zHb2N9c8J">https://t.co/7zHb2N9c8J</a> <a href="https://t.co/oqiSNW8Usi">pic.twitter.com/oqiSNW8Usi</a></p>
&mdash; UEFA EURO 2016 (@UEFAEURO) <a href="https://twitter.com/UEFAEURO/status/740517308788047872">June 8, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">SOCAR will bring you closer to every <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/EURO2016?src=hash">#EURO2016</a> game with exclusive content! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MakeYourDebut?src=hash">#MakeYourDebut</a> <a href="https://t.co/OGUbwTV4U9">https://t.co/OGUbwTV4U9</a> <a href="https://t.co/rdBLAMwbOP">pic.twitter.com/rdBLAMwbOP</a></p>
&mdash; UEFA EURO 2016 (@UEFAEURO) <a href="https://twitter.com/UEFAEURO/status/740513712579203073">June 8, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">After more than 3.5m votes, here is your EURO <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/alltime11?src=hash">#alltime11</a>...<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/EURO2016?src=hash">#EURO2016</a> <a href="https://t.co/d4UmMSfYQ7">pic.twitter.com/d4UmMSfYQ7</a></p>
&mdash; UEFA EURO 2016 (@UEFAEURO) <a href="https://twitter.com/UEFAEURO/status/740225900374073344">June 7, 2016</a></blockquote>
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