PARIS: Talented left-back Raphael Guerreiro is one of three members of the Portuguese squad who will be facing the country of his birth in Sunday’s Euro 2016 final against France. Today I feel more Portuguese,” added Silva, who like Guerreiro has a Portuguese father and a French mother. In October 2014 Silva was part of the Portugal squad for a friendly at the Stade de France which the French won 2-1. The third ‘Frenchman’ in the Portuguese squad has not featured at the Euros but is the most familar to football fans in France. Midfielder Adrien Silva lived in France until the age of 12, when he moved to Portugal with his family.

Source: New Strait Times July 09, 2016 02:15 UTC