England manager Roy Hodgson: "We will have to wait and see what this tournament brings. The important thing is to not to get too hung up about the past. 

"The only thing we can have an effect on is the present and the future."

England captain Wayne Rooney: "We need to be resilient. It cost us two years ago. The first game, it's good to get off to a good start. 

"You can feel the buzz around the place. It's Important we take our performance levels into this tournament."

England manager Roy Hodgson: "There is definitely a selection headache for me. I don't know if I am alone in that situation. I am pleased with the ones I have. 

"We know what we can do and if we perform to the level we think can perform to then we will make it difficult for our opponents."

England striker Wayne Rooney: "We have prepared well. The players have been excited by the tournament and we are just looking forward to kick-starting the tournament. The preparations have been excellent."

Send in your suggestions for the following at Euro 2016:

1. Winners

2. Best player

3. Biggest flop

4. Top scorer

5. Surprise team

Thomas Ritchie: 1. France 2. Paul Pogba 3. Spain 4. Ronaldo 5. Turkey

Adam Turpin: France, De Bruyne,  Fabregas, Ronaldo, Croatia

SweepyG: France, Pogba, Rooney, Martial, England

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England manager Roy Hodgson: "We are here to make an impact. I haven't named the team yet, we have a team meeting on Saturday morning. 

"I don't know [how far we will go] . It's an impossible question for coaches. It's for or everyone else to speculate on. We want to go as far as possible."

England manager Roy Hodgson and captain Wayne Rooney are in their seats ahead of their news conference in Marseille.

You can watch the action (men talking) at the top of this page.

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This isn't a one man operation, not by a long chalk, your comments and opinions are very much needed.

Let's start with an easy one on the first day. Send in your suggestions for the following at Euro 2016:

1. Winners

2. Best player

3. Biggest flop

4. Top scorer

5. Surprise team

Tweet in using #bbceuro2016, external or text in on 81111 (UK only). Please put names on text.

As we gear up for the opening game, BBC Sport looks at the top scorers in the history of the European Championship, including Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Cristiano Ronaldo and Alan Shearer.

Will Antoine Griezmann or Olivier Giroud win the Golden Boot at the end of the tournament?

England, Northern Ireland and Wales have their 23-man squad ready, so that's one headache dealt with for the managers, but another one is about to kick in - who will make the starting XIs?

Use our new team selector to pick your team, selecting from the whole squad and slotting them into the formation of your choice.

Head here to pick your teams

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In the meantime... 

We have launched a new Euro 2016 Predictor game which allows you to guess the outcome of every match at this summer’s tournament. 

You can create leagues to play against friends, plus you will also be entered into an overall league with everyone in the game, including Match of the Day pundits and experts from across the BBC.

It takes less than a minute to sign up. You can play the game here.

The wait is nearly over. In just under three-and-a-half hours' time, Euro 2016 will kick-off as France take on Romania at Stade de France.

Before that though, there are a couple of news conferences to get through as England boss Roy Hodgson and Wales gaffer Chris Coleman preview Saturday's games against Russia and Slovakia respectively.

We'll have the best of the chat from the two shortly.

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"Play with liberty, among equality, sharing a fraternity."

France head coach Didier Deschamps's team talk should have been an easy one, while pointing to the Tricolore.

The French host a European Championship tournament and are favourites to triumph just like they were 16 years ago.

The Class of 2000 including Zinedine Zidane, Thierry Henry and Deschamps himself brought home the Henri Delaunay trophy, so can Paul Pogba, Anthony Martial, Hugo Lloris and co. do the same this year?

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