Monday at a press conference, less than a week before the start of the World Cup, Hugo Lloris had raised the subject in a sibylline way: "Something will be put in place, you will be informed in due time, I think soon.

“The captain of the Blues, questioned on the subject of human rights in Qatar, undoubtedly referred to the letter sent this Tuesday by the players of the France 2022 team and Generation 2018, the endowment fund created by the world champions of four years ago in Russia.


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This press release is intended as a response to the many criticisms that affect the defending champions and the French Federation (FFF) in general, not in too much of a hurry to express themselves on the issues that annoy before the planetary meeting in the small emirate.

If they show from the outset their desire not to miss "the goal of a lifetime", the signatories then evoke "the troubled context of this World Cup".

The result of a “collective reflection”

“We want, through this collective letter, to recall our commitment to respect for human rights and our refusal of any form of discrimination, it is written.

For several weeks, we have heard the alerts of NGOs and associations and we are sensitive to them.

Our passion should not be the cause of the misfortune of some.

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"After collective reflection, we have therefore decided to support NGOs that work for the protection of human rights, through the Generation 2018 endowment fund, with which all the players of the 2022 selection and the members of the staff are associated", continues the document.

This letter will probably not silence all critics, as Lloris joined the position of FFF president Noël Le Graët on Monday, not thrilled at the idea of ​​​​seeing his goalkeeper and captain wearing an armband in LGBT colors during the competition.

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