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PSG's striking Champions League debut • RFI English
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- PSG's striking Champions League debut • RFI English
- Runtime
- 1:20
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Thousands of diehard Paris Saint-Gemain supporters celebrated with players after the team’s 2-0 win over Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League.
The Parc des Princes faithful had to endure a goalless first-half. But star striker Kylian Mbappé broke the deadlock from the penalty spot in the 48th minute.
Morocco international Achraf Hakimi doubled the advantage 10 minutes later with a slick piece of skill. https://rfi.my/9wmk.y
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- From The Lab: Paris Observatory's role in building the world's biggest telescope • RFI English
- Runtime
- 3:45
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- The Extremely Large Telescope (ELT), which is currently being built in the Atacama desert in Chile, will be the biggest telescope ever built. It's primary mirror will be 39 metres in diameter, which is slightly less than the size of the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, while it's main structure will weigh a staggering 3700 tonnes. Overall, the telescope will use five mirrors to obtain sharp images of the Universe.
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- Title
- England muddles past Japan • RFI English
- Runtime
- 2:16
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- England edged closer to the last eight at the rugby union World Cup on Sunday night following a 34-12 victory over Japan at the Allianz Riviera in Nice. But the fans were happy. https://rfi.my/9wP4.y
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- Title
- Wild West Tech photo series holds a mirror up to Silicon Valley • RFI English
- Runtime
- 2:47
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- In her photo series "Wild West Tech", US photographer Laura Morton documents the culture of Silicon Valley in San Francisco. Her project focuses mostly on startups and captures the young technophiles in their everyday life.
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- Title
- Nigeria's Wole Soyinka presents new novel in France • RFI English
- Runtime
- 3:51
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Nigerian author Wole Soyinka's third novel, "Chronicles from the Land of the Happiest People on Earth", has been released in French. The Nobel laureate tells RFI about his inspiration behind the book, which takes place in an imaginary version of Nigeria.
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- Title
- New Zealand trounce Namibia for first win at Rugby World Cup • RFI English
- Runtime
- 0:40
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- New Zealand earned their first victory at the 2023 Rugby World Cup on Friday night with an 11-try romp past Namibia at the Stadium de Toulouse. https://rfi.my/9w8l.y
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- Title
- How anonymous photographers have documented the Iranian uprising • RFI English
- Runtime
- 3:08
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- For the first time, France's Visa Pour l'Image photojournalism festival has put on an exhibition made up almost entirely of anonymous images. They are the photographic and video testimonies taken by Iranians during the mass protests that have shaken the country since the death of Mahsa Amini in September 2022.
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- Title
- French stained glass museum reflects past and present art • RFI English
- Runtime
- 3:44
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- The Cité du Vitrail, in the French city of Troyes, is dedicated to the art of stained glass. From medieval to modern times, the museum’s extraordinary history will be a talking point at the European Heritage Days on 16 and 17 September. RFI asked museum curator Anne-Claire Garbe and artist Tal Waldman why stained glass has inspired creators through the ages.
##art #france #history
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- Title
- Migrants pursue 'Paths of Desperate Hope' for better life across Americas' Darién Gap • RFI
- Runtime
- 4:06
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Colombian photographer Federico Rios Escobar won the ICRC Humanitarian Visa d’or Award for his photo report on migrants trying to cross the Darién gap between Colombia and Panama in Latin America.
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- Title
- What does the future hold for Asian elephants? • RFI English
- Runtime
- 2:06
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- What does the future hold for Asian elephants? This is the question behind South African photographer Brent Stirton's photo series at the Visa pour l'image festival in Perpignan, in the south of France.
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- Title
- How satellite technology is being used in France to fight forest fires • RFI English
- Runtime
- 5:00
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- With climate change and the consequent increase in the frequency and intensity of heat waves, summers are now characterised by forest fires. In recent years, to track, trace and ultimately control forest fires, the French space agency CNES is assisting firefighters by offering them help from space.
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- Title
- Preserving the memory of Isle de Jean-Charles in Louisiana • RFI English
- Runtime
- 0:57
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- The Isle de Jean-Charles, on the coast of Louisiana in the United States, is on course to disappear within two generations as a result of climate change and oil extraction. Since the 1950s almost 98 percent of the island has been swallowed by the salty waters of the Gulf of Mexico – a phenomenon being documented by French photographer Sandra Mehl.
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- Title
- Rugby World Cup 2023 preview • RFI English
- Runtime
- 4:21
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- The Rugby World Cup kicks off in France Friday with pundits pointing to a wide-open contest between four teams that are a cut above the rest. France, Ireland, New Zealand and South Africa. With the draw the way it is, they will all face each other as early as the pool stages. RFI English's Paul Myers takes a look at what is likely to happen between now and 28 October.
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- Title
- Asian elephants and humans, a tricky coexistence
- Runtime
- 0:35
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
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- Title
- Cathartic rhythms for West African band born in 'black London' • RFI English
- Runtime
- 1:40
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- African-infused London-based jazz 13-piece band Balimaya Project sounds like a tour-de-force of sound fusion and energy. The band are coming to in Paris, before a headline show in London in October. RFI caught up with the band at the Womad festival in late July.
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- Young Senegalese director brings Fulani culture to the screen • RFI English
- Runtime
- 3:51
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- With her first feature film “Banel & Adama”, Franco-Senegalese director Ramata-Toulaye Sy has chosen to shine a light on Fulani culture. She brings a feminist voice to the story of a young married couple faced with the weight of family tradition. Part of the official selection at the Cannes Film Festival 2023, it came out in French cinemas on 30 August.
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- Title
- Floral street art blossoms in Paris • RFI English
- Runtime
- 3:55
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- French florist Luc Deschamps never thought he’d earn himself a reputation as a street artist. After discovering façades decorated with artificial flowers in the United States nearly ten years ago, he decided to make his own designs in Paris where business is blooming.
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- Fireworks in Budapest • RFI English
- Runtime
- 2:01
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Thousands of spectators gathered on both sides of the Danube river in Budapest on Sunday for the St Stephen's Day celebrations, marking the foundation of the Hungarian state more than 1,000 years ago. They were regaled with historical commentaries, music and light shows and of course, fireworks. It all happened on the back of an exciting second day of action at the World Athletics Championships. Read more here: https://rb.gy/s733h
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- Teenage performers from Benin use girl power to take on the world • RFI English
- Runtime
- 1:43
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- On the back of Glastonbury, a team of young performers from northern Bénin, in West Africa, took their message of female empowerment to another presigious festival in England – the Womad World of Music, Arts and Dance.
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- Title
- Tradition is key for Zimbabwean soul singer Chipo Nyambiya • RFI English
- Runtime
- 2:58
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Zimbabwean singer Chipo Nyambiya seduced audiences with her folk-soul style at the Nuits d'Afrique festival in Montreal. She plays the mbira, an ancient instrument traditional to the Shona people, and its more modern cousin the kalimba.
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- Title
- Melbourne 1956: The Suez Crisis, the Hungarian Uprising and Olympic boycotts • RFI English
- Runtime
- 2:55
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- 1956 was one of the most turbulent years in the post-war era. Over 12 months, the world witnessed the 20th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, the Budapest uprising, the Suez affair and the Algerian war. The Melbourne Olympics between 22 November and 8 December was not left unscathed
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- Title
- Helsinki 1952: Summer Olympics at the height of the Cold War • RFI English
- Runtime
- 2:14
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- From 19 July to 3 August 1952, the Finnish capital Helsinki hosted the 15th Summer Olympics, the first games of the modern era. The world's biggest sporting event after the Second World War took place at the height of the Cold War and marked the beginning of East-West rivalry. RFI spoke to Thierry Terret, a historian of sport and the Olympic movement.
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- Title
- Memories of life among the elements at Mont Aigoual weather station • RFI English
- Runtime
- 3:41
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Mont Aigoual in southern France is famous for its weather station, built in 1894. Until recently, the remote site was staffed round the clock – but now it has become fully automated. Chantal Vimpère, the last technician to be posted there as head of the observatory shares her memories with RFI.
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- Title
- European land art project tackles climate change • RFI English
- Runtime
- 2:21
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- The pan-European project "Shared Landscapes", curated by Swiss team Caroline Barneaud and Stefan Kaegi, saw nine artists create seven works around the theme of humanity’s relationship to nature. Performed this month in the countryside of southern France for the Avignon theatre festival, the series will tour Europe over the coming year. RFI spoke to one of the artists involved: Ari Benjamin Meyers, an American artist and composer based in Berlin, whose music invites audiences to reflect on climate change.
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- Title
- Olympic torch comes into play for countdown to Paris 2024 Games • RFI English
- Runtime
- 12:36
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- The Olympics Games are on their way back to Paris, 100 years after the last games were held here. France is set to host a grandiose XXXIII Olympiad, from 26 July to 11 August 2024. There will be 32 disciplines, 329 events, 10,500 athletes, nearly 10 million spectators and almost four billion television viewers. Tony Estanguet, head of the Paris 2024 Olympics and Paralympics Organising Committee, outlines the challenges. https://rfi.my/9mV3.y
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- Title
- France proud to bring artisanal know-how to 2024 Olympic dream • RFI English
- Runtime
- 5:17
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- With just one year to go, France is getting ready for the summer Olympic games that will begin with an extravagant ceremony scheduled for 26 July 2024. While organisers race to finalise security details, French brands and sponsors are also putting their best foot forward to get their share of the action.
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- Title
- 'If you don't recognise a problem, you won't be able to deal with it' • RFI English
- Runtime
- 1:03
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- There is deep mistrust between the French police, who feel disrespected and under attack, and young people from disadvantaged neighbourhoods who see themselves as ready targets of racially-motivated police violence. Political Scientist Jacques De Maillard, says racial profiling and racist attitudes are part of how the police function. More in the Spotlight on France podcast, episode 98, listen here: https://rfi.my/9kaC.y
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- Title
- Jane Birkin, an English chanteuse who left her mark on French pop • RFI English
- Runtime
- 2:09
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Born in London, Jane Birkin moved to Paris in her 20s and never left. While she’s remembered outside France primarily as the woman doing the moaning on an erotic duet with Serge Gainsbourg, over the span of a 50-year career she threw herself into the French musical tradition and carved out a unique space within la chanson française. https://rfi.my/9lpR.y
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- Title
- Ariane 5 leaves behind lasting legacy after final flight • RFI English
- Runtime
- 4:55
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- The Ariane 5 rocket lifted off for the last time on 6 July from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, leaving a lasting legacy of reliability and success.
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- Title
- Making denim in its birthplace in Nimes • RFI English
- Runtime
- 1:30
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Jeans are one of the most un-environmentally friendly garments around, but the Ateliers de Nimes workshop in the southern French town of Nimes, the birthplace of denim, has come up with far greener manufacturing process drawing on the town's ancient savoir faire.
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- Title
- Tim Etchells’ absurd play takes Avignon public on 'strange' journey • RFI English
- Runtime
- 3:18
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- British director Tim Etchells is back in Avignon for the annual theatre festival, where his latest play is being performed around the city in locations from schools to gardens. He spoke to RFI about “L’Addition”, a hilarious, absurdist sketch set in a restaurant. As the scene between a waiter and a customer gradually spirals out of control, the audience is left wondering who holds the power. Read more here: https://rfi.my/9ldX
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- Title
- France's main grain port, 100km away from the open sea • RFI English
- Runtime
- 1:02
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- French wheat exports got a boost with the war in Ukraine, and most are shipped out of Rouen, a port on the Seine, 100km away from the open sea. Manuel Gaborieau, head of agribuisness for Haropa, which manages the port, and Cédric Burg of the Simarex grain terminal, talk about the logistics of an inland port. More in the Spotlight on France podcast on how the war in Ukraine has affected grain exports from France and affected work at the Rouen port. Episode 97, listen here: https://rfi.my/9gAT.y
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- Title
- Parisians react to Jane Birkin's death • RFI English
- Runtime
- 0:55
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Jane Birkin, the British-born singer and actress who became a style icon in her adopted France, has died on Sunday 16 July. She was 76.
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- Title
- Milan Kundera and his 'anguished, stubborn, nostalgic' love for France • RFI English
- Runtime
- 1:21
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Czech-born writer Milan Kundera, who has died in Paris at the age of 94, lived almost half his life in France. A self-described Francophile, he wrote his later works in French and described the "paradox" of finding that his time in exile enriched his writing.
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- Title
- Hydrogen future beckons for Le Mans 24 hours • RFI English
- Runtime
- 2:53
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- The Hydrogen Village was one of the major trackside attractions at this year's Le Mans 24 hours race. Five hydrogen powered racing car prototypes were displayed in this enclosure. One of them was developed under the project MissionH24, which is a collaboration between Automobile Club de l’Ouest and GreenGT.
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- Title
- What makes a good maâlem? • RFI English
- Runtime
- 1:42
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
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- Tim Crouch at the Avignon Theatre Festival 2023 • RFI English
- Runtime
- 3:34
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- British director, playwright and actor Tim Crouch is in Avignon for the annual theatre Festival. It’s not only his first time at the event, but his first time performing in France. He has brought two plays: “An Oak Tree” and “Truth’s a Dog Must to Kennel”. He spoke to RFI about how his mission is to empower the audience and place them at the heart of the theatrical experience.
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- Title
- Avignon Off Festival parade • RFI English
- Runtime
- 1:08
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- The Avignon 'Off' Festival is one of the biggest performing arts events in the world. It was created in 1966 on the fringes of the official ‘In’ Festival. RFI English's Ollia Horton was there. Read more about the festival here: https://rfi.my/9ljw
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- Title
- Hind Ennaira shows Gnaoua music's power to transcend boundaries • RFI English
- Runtime
- 2:36
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Hind Ennaira is one of the rare women maâlems, or master musicians, among the hundred or so Gnaoua artists in Morocco, who usually pass on their musical tradition from father to son. Her parents are not part of the Gnaoua, the ethnic group descended from people brought to North Africa from the Sahel region as slaves. Ennaira believes that Gnaoua music goes beyond the community that originated it.
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- Title
- Avignon Festival prepares for its opening night • RFI English
- Runtime
- 2:25
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- The Palais des Papes is one of Avignon's oldest heritage sites, home to popes throughout the 14th century. Today, its central courtyard is used to stage performances during the annual Avignon theatre festival. Tourists visiting the palace this week got a bird’s-eye view behind the scenes, as technicians prepared lighting, props and sound on the eve of the festival’s opening night. Read more here: https://rfi.my/9hSI
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- Title
- Riots in Marseille • RFI English
- Runtime
- 0:38
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Several nights of unrest broke out across France after police shot dead a 17-year-old during a traffic stop near Paris. In the Mediterranean city of Marseille, more than 400 businesses have been looted. Police arrested nearly 200 people over the weekend.
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- Title
- The Canary Islands: facing the challenges ofof energy transition and climate change
- Runtime
- 1:10
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- The Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean receive a large amount of sunshine every year. A tourism hotspot, they also have high renewable energy potential. Nevertheless, they still depend on fossil fuels for 80% of their electricity. Last December, the regional parliament set an ambitious target of sourcing 92% of the islands' energy from green technology. However, there are still significant obstacles to overcome. Stefanie Schüler, with the support of the European Union, has this report. https://rfi.my/9gzf.y
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- Title
- From the Lab: French researchers uncover why solar system planets are unlikely to collide • RFI
- Runtime
- 4:17
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- More than 30 years ago researchers discovered that the orbits of the four terrestrial planets in our solar system - Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars - are chaotic. Despite this behaviour, French researchers believe their orbits are stable and the chances of a planetary collision are slim.
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- The Canary Islands: facing the challenges of energy transition and climate change • RFI English
- Runtime
- 1:30
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- The Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean receive an exceptional amount of sunshine every year. A tourism hotspot they also have high renewable energy potential. Nevertheless, tthey still depend on fossil fuels for 80% of its electricity. Last December, the regional parliament set an ambitious target of sourcing 92% of its energy from green technology by 2040. However, there are still significant obstacles to overcome. Stefanie Schüler, with the support of the European Union, has this report.
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- Title
- Breaking taboos through theatre in New Caledonia • RFI English
- Runtime
- 1:45
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Debating politics has never been easy on the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia, where the question of independence remains divisive. Writer Jenny Briffa believes the archipelago's many ethnic groups have more in common than local pro and anti-independence politicians suggest and she's written a triptych of comic plays around the referendums to bring people together and get them talking.
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- Title
- US musician Sulaiman Hakim in his element at Morocco's Gnaoua festival • RFI English
- Runtime
- 2:09
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- After 24 years, US multi-instrumentalist Sulaiman Hakim was back to perform at the Gnaoua festival in Essaouira, Morocco. For this 24th edition, Hakim joined Maâlem Abdeslam Alikane and guitarist Torsten de Winkel, for a fusion concert on the rooftop of the Borj Bab Marrakech in the port city of Essaouira.
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- Title
- Gay Pride Paris 2023 • RFI English
- Runtime
- 0:42
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
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- Title
- Should France guarantee supply of abortion drugs by producing its own? • RFI English
- Runtime
- 1:07
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- One of two abortion pills has been added to the list of drugs France considers essential, but it is not among 50 medications that President Emmanuel Macron says will soon be produced locally – even despite a recent shortage that raised questions about France's ability to guarantee the right to terminate a pregnancy.
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- Title
- Gnaoua world music festival kicks off in Morocco • RFI English
- Runtime
- 2:00
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- After a long break due to the Covid pandemic, the Gnaoua festival returns in its usual format to the port city of Essaouira, in western Morocco. RFI met festival producer Neila Tazi.
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- Title
- The incompatibility of being gay and a football player in France • RFI English
- Runtime
- 1:26
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Football remains a very macho sport in France, and failure to fit the straight, virile mould can lead to harassment, insults or worse. Ouissem Belgacem quit his career as a rising football star when he realised he could never be an openly gay player. He finally came out publicly in a book he published in 2021, which inspired a recently released documentary series. While he's no longer in the football world, he hopes to become a role model – something he never had – for today's players. More in the Spotlight on France podcast, episode 96, listen here: https://rfi.my/9e75.y
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