Emmanuel Macron would like to see all football clubs release their players for the Olympics. The Head of State confirmed that he would like all clubs, and not just the French, to let all the players that Thierry Henry, the coach, would want to retain, compete in the competition.
Asked to clarify whether he was thinking of Real Madrid, Kylian Mbappé's probable future club, Emmanuel Macron responded with a joke. “Exactly, when I was talking about European clubs, that was it (laughs). No, afterward, the players must include it in their workload and training plan too. Because we have the Euro, I hope we will play until July 14 (the day of the final in Berlin). And I mean it, I want it. Afterwards, they have early recovery for many,” said the President of the Republic. It now remains to be seen how the clubs concerned will react to this presidential pressure. The French captain for rugby (Antoine Dupont) who decided to take up rugby sevens, it's great. That's a chance. We will do everything to ensure that we have competitive team sport.