Roissy-en-Brie: at the end of Euro 2021, Paul Pogba will "bequeath" the city-stadium to the city

Throughout Euro 2021, Roissy-en-Brie will be the center of attention for Adidas.

The famous brand with the three stripes revealed some of the secrets with which it surrounded the mysterious fan zone installed near the skate-park of Parc des Sources, this Wednesday evening, during its inauguration.

Five hundred people - a limit set in place - were able to attend, in the company of youtubers specializing in football, such as "Vinsky" and "Colombian Booska", and rappers very popular with teenagers, such as Doria, ISK, Dinos and Maes.

Transformed into a fan zone until the end of the Euro, with stands and a giant screen, and a whole bunch of entertainment planned, the equipment is above all a city-stadium called "City Five" by the city and “Playground of possibilities” by Adidas.

What will be left of it?

It may be renamed "Pogzone", since it is Paul Pogba, the player from the city who became 2018 World champion with the Blues, who with his equipment supplier, is behind the project.

For the brand with the three bands, this “playground” is neither more nor less than the “symbol of the player's heritage in Roissy-en-Brie.

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It is the child of the Renardière district who explained himself in a message broadcast on the giant screen, mixing images of the 2018 victory, with other tours at the Paul-Bessuard stadium and those captured on site, in the greatest secrecy, on May 28.

Because, retained with the team of France to prepare the Euro, which begins next Tuesday against Germany, "the Pick" was obviously not present this Wednesday.

"Ten tons of recycled shoes"

"I am proud to see people from such different backgrounds gathered today in the heart of Roissy-en-Brie, the city where it all began for me, to inaugurate a new football field," he said in a voiceover. It's a place like no other, since it was designed from ten tons of recycled Adidas shoes. I hope he will bring together all football lovers. Everyone like me is convinced that nothing is impossible. I am proud to be at the heart of such a project and I am honored to be able to inspire the new generation. "

The surface of the field was then revealed, revealing on the ground his blue jersey of the back, his number 6, his name and a blonde crete which is now one of his hair signatures. Adidas provides some clarifications: "This new playground is unique in France due to its responsible manufacturing," says the supplier. It is indeed made from 62% recycled materials. "

On the other hand, the brand with the three bands does not wish to communicate on the amount invested to improve the “City Five” project imagined by the city, initially at € 300,000.

A nice gift apparently.

“Three years after the inauguration of the Playground ZZ, the initials of Zinédine Zidane, a few steps from the Stade de France, Adidas continues its mission to make sport accessible to all,” continues the brand.

This time, it's in Roissy-en-Brie.

Paul Pogba thus lends his unique style to the design of this playground.

This new place of practice aims to transmit to new generations the passion for the game, which brought Paul Pogba on the roof of the world.

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"Paul located Roissy-en-Brie on the map of France"

Many events, including many football tournaments, as well as the broadcasts of the Blues matches, are scheduled until June 11, the day of the Euro final.

To the organization, Adidas and its event agency, Dcontract, have joined the services of some fifty volunteers from the Roissienne association A Coeur Ouvert, now a member of the Adidas Football Collective, a collective believing in the benefits of football for society.

It was she who set up, for the inauguration, gala matches between young people from different districts of the city, in particular between those of Renardière and Aulnes.

Its co-founders are childhood friends of the star of the Blues.

Its president Jordan Tembo, 25, was Pogba's "safe kid", the first kid he chose to play a game in the neighborhood.

"If there is all this, it is thanks to Paul, launches the one who is three years apart from the Manchester United player.

He gives his best on the pitch and those things are the payoff.

He located Roissy-en-Brie on the map of France.

We are going to play on this field subsequently, to ensure that it is still active and that it is not degraded.

"" It's nice, admits Zak Timera, the vice-president.

Because we expected a lot of things from Paul, for the youth of Paris.

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In the public, we also appreciate the gift.

“It's a good initiative, as he grew up here,” comments Rayvic, also from La Renardière.

Paul, we saw him as a child.

He cried in the city when we weren't playing him, but that's because he was too small (laughs).

He has made good progress since then.

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This Wednesday, the performances on stage of the rappers Momsii, Dinos and Maes in the evening were finally postponed. No doubt after June 30, since until then, fan zones are subject to the rule of only seated places, due to the health crisis. At Roissy, the capacity of the “Pogzone” is 150 places in this context.