La Messimania in Paris, view of Argentina

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Football superstar Lionel Messi arrives at the Hotel Royal Monceau in Paris on August 10, 2021. Sameer Al-DOUMY AFP

By: Marion Cazanove

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Argentinian footballer Lionel Messi arrives at PSG.

The six-fold Golden Ball was warmly welcomed by Parisian supporters.

For their part, the Argentines could well be interested a little more in the French Ligue 1, as explained to us Alejandro Valente, head of the Service of the Sports of RFI.

Publicity

On social networks, we can already see it: football fans are already asking on which channel they will be able to follow PSG matches. " 

I think that the PSG will be much more widely diffused, not only on pay and little-known channels, but rather on important chains 

", according to Alejandro Valente, head of the Service of the Sports of RFI. In his early days, Lionel Messi was not necessarily appreciated by the Argentines: he never played in the league, he was criticized for a lack of attachment to the country. Then, " 

in recent years, Messi has shown himself to be much more patriotic in his positions, it pleased the Argentines

 ". The media are also following passionately today the transfer of the "Pulga", the chip, in French. " 

The media are also very happy, they think this is a step forward for Messi, he is joining a more competitive team and he will, according to them, better prepare for the World Cup

 ”.

The Argentinian will not be disoriented in the French capital, since " 

PSG is almost a Latin American team,

" said Alejandro Valente.

There are already many Latin American players: Argentines Paredes, Di Maria, Icardi, Brazilians, Marquinhos and Neymar.

Coach Pochettino is himself Argentinian.

Hurricane season in Haiti: the inhabitants of Gonaïves on the alert

As storm Fred approached Haiti this Wednesday morning (August 11, 2021), the population of Gonaïves feared the hurricane season. The city is poorly equipped to cope with severe weather, the infrastructure is not properly maintained. At the slightest downpour, the sewers are ready to overflow. “ 

We live with fear,

 ” says Daphné Jean, mother of three, to our reporter Ronel Paul. “

 Water could invade us at any time. I don't even know if there are authorities in Gonaïves because they are so inexistent. Here, I only see inhabitants like us 

”. The departmental technical director of Civil Protection, Faustin Joseph, points to a lack of equipment: “ 

All the conditions are met for the city to be flooded.

We should intervene even before a hurricane arrives

 ”.

He recalls that the population can help maintain the canals, " 

quite simply by avoiding throwing waste into them

 ".

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