Deschamps keen to keep geopolitics out of France-Turkey qualifierDidier Deschamps led France to the final of Euro 2016 where they lost 1-0 to Portugal after extra time in ParisSAINT-DENIS (FRANCE) - France coach Didier Deschamps hopes to keep the simmering diplomatic tension with Turkey out of Monday's Euro 2020 qualifier after Ankara launched a widely-condemned military offensive against Kurdish forces in Syria. It's bound to in the context of the match, but we're not going to think about it," Deschamps told reporters at the Stade de France on Sunday. They outclassed us over there but this is another game," said Deschamps. - Military salute -European football's ruling body UEFA is looking into reports that Turkey footballers performed a military salute in celebration of Cenk Tosun's last-gasp winning goal over Albania in Istanbul on Friday. The government has qualified the event as high risk and ordered the police to ramp up security measures ahead of and following the game.

Source: Bangkok Post October 13, 2019 17:48 UTC