Jean-Bouin will take up American football. A week after saying goodbye until next season to his rugby players at the Stade Français, the stadium in the sixteenth arrondissement of Paris is moving into a completely different universe. The stadium will host the first home game in the history of the Musketeers, the only French American football franchise involved in the EFL, a European league founded in 2021.
After playing and winning their first match on Saturday, June 3 in Cologne (17-24), the Parisians remain in the Franco-German confrontation with this reception of the Stuttgart Surge on Saturday (kick-off 17pm). But regardless of the opponent, the very young team is especially in operation to seduce potential supporters for this season that will extend until September.
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"We want to make our games appointments, to show that we can play French American football and that we can offer a quality show," said Marc-Angelo Soumah, media figure of the discipline in France and general manager of the Musketeers. We are convinced that there is a demanding public: those passionate about this sport, but also those turned towards other American sports. »
The club has therefore decided, for each of the six home games of the season, to try to raise the sauce around the game. The festivities will begin at 15 p.m., with a DJ, two entertainers, dancers, and cheerleaders. Make-up workshops are planned for children, while the French Federation of American Football will offer spectators an introduction to flag, a version of the discipline devoid of contact.
Tickets for the general public from 21 euros
"It's a sport linked to the spectacle that surrounds it. At the Super Bowl, we remember that Rihanna provided the halftime concert, but can everyone say who won the game? The idea is to keep this spirit, but by doing it the Parisian way. We can highlight fashion for example. We want people to have a good time and want to come back. »
The price of an afternoon in this atmosphere? The cheapest seats for the general public are 21 euros, with a reduced rate of 16 euros for children, students, and seniors. Licensees of the French American Football Federation also benefit from a 20% discount. Rates that the Musketeers justify by all the festivities offered to spectators.
The franchise expects up to 5000,<> spectators on Saturday against Stuttgart. An attendance that it intends to advance in a stadium where two stands out of four are open for sale for the moment.
