"We must make sure that the scourge of doping is not allowed to taint the world of football and this is another weapon in our armament," said Platini.

"Football has a very good reputation in the fight against doping, and now with the decision to introduce blood testing ... both at the competition and out-of-competition, we are further stepping up our controls."

The anti-doping programme approved by UEFA's Executive Committee on Saturday means that as well as testing urine for unauthorised substances, the blood of two players per team selected at the end of the match for the doping control will also be tested.

The tournament will be co-hosted by Austria and Switzerland.