Luis Fernandez, emblematic player of PSG in the 1980s, international 60 times, consultant for BeIN sports, supports Anne Hidalgo in the race for mayor of Paris.
"I knew her as a child," says the former midfielder. My parents and his parents were close, they met every Sunday at the cultural center of the Spanish living in Lyon. She was born in the Province of Cadiz, I in Tarifa, we are both Andalusians. I have known her for a long time and our relationship is strong. Hats off for his journey!
It's nice to talk to her, we always have a good time. She loves football, she comes to the Parc des Princes, we chat. I don't do politics. We cannot say that Luis was on the right or on the left even if I was happy when François Mitterrand came to power in 1981. It is the choice of the heart. I like personalities. I love Jean Tiberi, who married me. Anne Hidalgo does everything to improve people's lives, for their happiness. The environment is at the heart of his project and it is an essential subject for me. She has personality, the character to transform the city, improve the quality of the environment. "
The former coach of Paris or Betis Seville will not intervene in meetings and has no mission within the campaign of the outgoing mayor.
"There is nothing definite," says the 60-year-old man, the same age as Hidalgo. What interests me are the young. I took very good care of them at PSG recently. It becomes difficult for them. There are working-class neighborhoods in Paris, large families. I chat on the street with people, especially those who are suffering. We must listen to them, hear their demands, not pretend that it does not exist. We must make sure that young people suffer as little as possible. Diversity is a wealth and I know what I am talking about. I grew up like that in Les Minguettes, in the suburbs of Lyon.
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When there is mixing, this is where I feel best. Structures must be put in place to help young people, preserve them, protect them. I could go talk to them in the neighborhoods, with their parents, why not organize football tournaments, bring educators, trainers. I am healthy, I have no records at 60. If you need my advice, I would be the happiest man in the world. If she is elected, which I wish, I am open to everything. But I'm not looking for anything. The ballot will take place on March 15 and 22.
