Euro 2016: McDonald's sponsors the player mascot programme and the fantasy football competition

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McDonald's has sponsored the official mascot program where children accompany Euro 2016 players onto the pitch. The US fast food group is a global partner of the tournament. McDonald's, which has sponsored the European Football Championship since 1992, is a member of the UEFA Eurotop Sponsorship programme until 2017.

Each of the 10 global partners of Euro 2016 have an exclusive sponsorship portfolio, which includes two activations: on-site in France and the other online. On-site, McDonald's offers the chance for more than 1,000 European children (including 878 from France), aged 6 to 10 years, the opportunity to accompany the players of Euro 2016 onto the pitch (following a special offer regarding the purchase of Happy Meal menus, and then a lottery draw). The offer is notably accompanied by two match tickets (one for the child and one for a parent or legal guardian).

Online, McDonald's sponsors the official fantasy league games of Euro 2016. The first, "McDonald's Fantasy'16", allows fans to create a virtual team of 15 players from the tournament and earn points based on their…

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