Died two days ago at the age of 87, Michel Hidalgo will be entitled to a tribute. The wife of the former coach of the France team launched a call to give "an appointment in Marseille, after the confinement period, to (pay him) a tribute." "Thank you very much for the attention and loyalty that you all pay to Michel," she explained, confiding that she was "very moved by all the testimonies received".
Because of the health crisis linked to Covid-19, his relatives could not pay homage to him before. The funeral, to be held on March 31, will be held in small groups. The 1984 European champions, the first French footballers to have won an international title with Michel Hidalgo as coach, can only meditate after the period of confinement. "It's cruel," said Alain Giresse in La Dépêche , recalling that "the whole team had kept precious links" with his former coach.
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