Nine players from the French football team, including Antoine Griezmann, Olivier Giroud or Hugo Lloris, have supported French teachers, in a video posted by the Minister of National Education Jean-Michel Blanquer on Twitter on Sunday.
Nine players of the French football team gave their support to French teachers and their mission in a message posted by the Minister of National Education Jean-Michel Blanquer on Sunday on his Twitter account, on the eve of the start of the school year .
In this video lasting about 1 minute 30 seconds and entitled "message from the French football team to the students of France" appear Antoine Griezmann, Olivier Giroud, Léo Dubois, Benjamin Pavard, Clément Lenglet, Raphaël Varane, Steven Nzonzi, Hugo Lloris and Corentin Tolisso.
Long live the Republic!
Long live our teachers!
Long live our school!
The message of the French football team ⚽️
to all our students.
For the return to school on Monday and the tribute to Samuel Paty: pic.twitter.com/bz1qvqBMQa
- Jean-Michel Blanquer (@jmblanquer) October 31, 2020
"Our school is what brings us together"
"Our school is what brings us together," said Rennes midfielder Steven Nzonzi.
"Our school makes us free and equal citizens", adds the captain of the Blues and Tottenham goalkeeper Hugo Lloris.
"Going to school is a chance. A chance that the French Republic offers you through its teachers," said Chelsea striker Olivier Giroud.
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"They teach you to become responsible adults," explains Léo Dubois, the right side of Olympique Lyonnais.
"To be free is to learn to think for yourself, based on verified facts, knowledge and logic," said Bayern Munich defender Benjamin Pavard.