The magazine “8:30 p.m. on Saturday” (Twitter), presented live by Laurent Delahousse just after the 8 p.m. news on France 2, recounts an unprecedented moment in the life of a personality, behind the scenes of an event or a place belonging to collective history. Reports that reveal the small story in the big one, to leaf through like a family album. This new issue of season 4 of “8:30 p.m. on Saturday” tells two little-known stories around football, the favorite sport of the French.
The day > The World Cup was stolen!
In a few months, the 22nd FIFA World Cup begins, which takes place in Qatar from November 21 to December 18, 2022. Preparing for such an event is a headache in terms of organization and security. The United Kingdom knows something about it… In 1966, the British were preparing to host this competition on their soil. A few months before its kick-off, the English Football Federation wishes to expose the Jules-Rimet cup to the general public, in the Palace of Westminster. The trophy rewarding the winners is under close surveillance… except that one fine day, it disappears. It makes headlines around the world, Scotland Yard is on edge, until a sleuth gets involved, a dog named Pickles…
And also, a hymn, songs…
News > Where does the stadium chant “Po po po po po po po” come from?
The League of Nations began on Friday June 3, 2022 with the match of the French team against Denmark. And the supporters inevitably sang the “Po po po po po po”, which has become the anthem of the stadiums. How did this tune become a global and unifying song? This required a song, that of the American rock band The White Stripes, but above all the boundless enthusiasm of a small Belgian football club, FC Bruges, which made it a worldwide hit…”8:30 p.m. on Saturday ” tells how these notes sung by a few supporters became viral and synonymous with an explosion of joy.
Bonuses > stadium songs
While waiting for the return of major events in the stadiums, a medley of songs that have thrilled several generations…
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– The Theft of the Jules Rimet Trophy: The Hidden History of the 1966 World Cupby Martin Atherton (ed. (ed. Meyer & Meyer)).
– The White Stripes and the New Detroit Sceneby Florent Mazzoleni (ed. Hors Collection).
– 500 Greatest Songs of All TimeRollingStone Magazine.
Non-exhaustive list.
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