• Biggest security operation planned for friendly at national stadium
• French federation: we will not be cowed by Paris atrocitiesEngland’s game against France on Tuesday night will take place amid the biggest security operation there has been at the current Wembley after the French football federation decided that cancelling the fixture would be giving in to the terrorists who have paralysed Paris and changed the outlook on Euro 2016.
Noël Le Graët,president of the FFF, told the Football organization’s chief executive, or Martin Glenn,that France wanted to play the game to point to they would not be cowed by the atrocities that have left more than 120 people dead. Wembley’s arch has been illuminated in the colours of the French tricolor and there will be a series of tributes before a match that Roy Hodgson wants to be seen as a symbol of peace. Related: England undone by artistry of Spain’s Mario Pérez and Santi Cazorla Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com