François Hollande: "It's a problem to have awarded the World Cup to Qatar"

Should we boycott the World Cup in Qatar?

"No.

I don't think this is the solution.

But, from my point of view, it's still a problem to have awarded the World Cup to Qatar. ”

[2022 World Cup in Qatar]

For @fhollande, "it's still a problem to have organized the World Cup in Qatar".

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- THE EVENING TEAM (@lequipedusoir) March 15, 2021

Who will be crowned French Ligue 1 champion?

“I think Lille will win.

Because Lille has a good team.

Because PSG will be fully mobilized by the Champions League.

Monaco is having difficulty and Lyon is struggling to conclude. ”

[TV RIGHTS] @fhollande looks back on the crisis that has affected Ligue 1

"If there are no rights for football, clubs will file for bankruptcy."

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His prime minister, Manuel Valls, is he behind the non-selection of Benzema for Euro 2016?

"After this declaration (" the conditions are not met for Karim Benzema to return to the France team "), I reminded the government members.

You can have your point of view but there is only one possible line: it's up to the coach to decide.

(…) It's true, it put a kind of pressure.

(…) But there was in no way political intervention.

It was Didier Deschamps who chose to take other players and not to retain Benzema.

And he did it, it's true, not just on sporting grounds. "

The abortive takeover of RC Lens in 2014 by Hafiz Mammadov

“At one point I talk to the President of Azerbaijan about the Lens club.

There is a problem, one of your relatives has promised an amount that does not arrive.

It calls into question the future of a very popular mythical club in France whose president is there.

There was therefore a short exchange between President Aliyev and Gervais Martel. ” 

[Paris 2024 Olympic Games] @fhollande on @Anne_Hidalgo and the Olympic Games.

️ "She was in favor of the organization of the Olympics, but she wanted her to announce it."

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His greatest football memory

“Seville 1982. 'It was fabulous', as

L'Equipe

had titled

.

But we didn't win it.

We're going to say it's François Hollande, we didn't win and he thinks it's the most formidable match (

laughs

).

But it was the match that gave me the most emotions of my life. ”

Platini or Zidane?

“It's impossible to make that choice.

Platini is the one who allowed the France team to become competitive again (…) I then got to know him as a manager and I was struck by his intelligence.

Zidane is another generation, more distant from mine.

He is a big silent one.

I received him at the Elysee Palace with his father.

I have a lot of affection for Zidane.

He has shown that he is not only an exceptional player but also an exceptional coach. "

Did you know ?

@fhollande loves tennis ... but he is a terrible loser ... "It's unfair to lose" # EDSpic.twitter.com/5FIE3I8UJ2

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