Kingsley Coman and Olivier Giroud during France-Albania, September 8, 2019 at the Stade de France. - Christophe Ena / AP / SIPA

The French Football Federation, the Blues and the staff of Didier Deschamps will give a large sum of money to the AP-HP foundation, in particular for healthcare staff on the front line against the coronavirus, AFP learned from a source on Thursday, confirming information from the Parisian.

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The players of the France team, gathered around the president of the FFF Noël Le Graët and the coach Didier Deschamps, signed a letter of commitment in favor of the foundation of the Public Assistance - Paris Hospitals (AP-HP ), as revealed by the national daily.

5,000 places available to caregivers in 2020

The several hundred thousand euros collected must be used to improve the daily lives of caregivers as well as to fund research in all French hospitals, according to the wishes of the partners of Captain Hugo Lloris.

The FFF is also committed to offering healthcare staff a prize of 5,000 places for each of the next Blues' matches played in 2020 at the Stade de France. A thousand additional places will also be made available for the next meeting of the French women's team in the region.

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