But what fly did Edouard Philippe bite on April 28? In a few words that day, before the National Assembly, he decreed the stopping of French professional football. With the exception of a few countries such as Scotland, Belgium and the Netherlands, competition has resumed or is about to resume everywhere in the world. In Switzerland as in Japan. Admittedly, most often behind closed doors, but under the watch of television cameras. The four giants of the European round ball have also raised their cleats. Germany for two weeks, England, Spain and Italy in the coming days. The Covid-19 has caused fewer deaths across the Rhine, where the health system is better organized, but the three other nations have suffered severe mortality, comparable to ours.
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What happened for France to get sidelined in this way? The wildest rumors have run. It has been said that a young economist close to the Élysée Palace would have influenced the President of the Republic.
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