A minute of meditation will be observed before all football matches, amateur and professional, played this weekend in France in memory of former President Jacques Chirac, who died Thursday, said Friday the French Football Federation (FFF).
"This tribute to the former President of the Republic will bring together all French football and its actors," said the body in a statement. The death of the former statesman, at the age of 86, caused a wave of tributes in the country, especially in the world of football that has not forgotten the image of Jacques Chirac giving the Blues the trophy of the World Cup in 1998. For this competition, Captain Didier Deschamps had given him as a gift the flocking shirt of N.23.
"Chirac has always appreciated, accompanied or defended our sport"
The former midfielder, current coach of the France team, said retain the "constant support" of Jacques Chirac, in a text sent to the press Thursday. The president of the FFF Christmas Le Graët held his side "to express (his) sadness and that of French football". "Mr. Jacques Chirac has always appreciated, accompanied or defended our sport with commitment and great elegance," he continued.
Tributes also came from other players in French football, including Paris SG, who hailed the memory of the former mayor of Paris, from 1977 to 1995, who "sympathetically accompanied the first years of the club's existence. of the capital and shown a loyal attachment to the club ". A minute of silence will also be observed Monday at 15 hours in all public administrations and in schools, announced the spokesman of the government earlier today.
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