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Euro 2024 started on Friday with a short opening ceremony which also paid tribute to football icon franz Beckenbauer ahead of the first game between hosts Germany and Scotland. Dancers is the colours of the 24 participating teams performed to the official tournament song Fire performed by singer Leony in front of a full house of 66,000 in Munich’s arena led by German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier. At the end Beckenbauer’s widow, Heidi, carried the trophy to be awarded after the July 14 final into the Munich stadium and then blew a kiss into the night sky. Beckenbauer, who died in January a…

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