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French Soccer

Tens of thousands of French men and women came to say thank you to the

players. After a long night of celebrations, joy and national pride. And
there was also a less pleasant side to the celebrations, but no one could

take the smile off of the players’ faces. The win will be very much

remembered as the achievement of this man - Didier Deschamps, a world
champion player before, today a world champion coach. This new ad by

the blue team’s sponsor emphasizes: this isn’t just a collection of talented

stars, but a cohesive group of young members, aged twenty six on average,
first of all. And no, this isn’t a team of immigrants, it’s a team of French

men. So France is happy and President Macron is expected to gain a few

points in the polls, but after the summer euphoria everyone will go back to
(their) routine, and the long term effect of this World Cup, just like in

ninety eight, will probably be the leaping popularity of new first names.
Kylian will replace Zinedine, and along with Antoine, thousands of

children with these names will meet some afternoon on the neighborhood

grass court.

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