Toulouse and Nantes face off for the title, Emmanuel Macron expected in the stands

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8:12 p.m. : #FCNTFCthe 𝙤𝙣𝙯𝙚 𝙩𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙤𝙪𝙨𝙖𝙞𝙣 for our final of #French Cup From 9 p.m., accompanied by our fervent supporters, it’s up to us to write our history in the capital.

8:10 p.m. : Our starting XI for this final. #OnEstNantes.

8:07 p.m. : Goodnight all ! The sports editorial staff lends me to Franceinfo tonight to experience this summit meeting and its very special atmosphere with you. You can already draw your predictions!

7:46 p.m. : Good morning @cyclo_ecolo The young people of AS Monaco won the Gambardella Cup at the expense of Clermont (4-2) in a disputed final at the Stade de France. This is ASM’s fifth success in this competition. The last Monegasque coronation dates back to the 2016 edition, with a double from Kylian Mbappé in the final against Lens (3-0). “It’s a great joy”launches Mayssam Benama of the ASM.

7:44 p.m. : Hello Elise. Don’t forget the young people: Monaco has just won the Gambardella Cup!

7:41 p.m. : Another story around the stadium: a pat-down manager told our reporter on site that the stewards had “only obligation to remove the whistles” and not the boxes.

7:43 p.m. : “They want to take that away”said a Toulouse supporter, showing the red paper. “Is this freedom of expression?!”

7:39 p.m. : According to our reporter Théo Gicquel, a steward confirmed that he had been instructed to remove the whistles and cards at the entrance to the stadium. “Many people are confused, even indignant”he reports.

7:36 p.m. : This morning on BFMTV, the prefect of police had assured that the supporters could enter the stadium with red cards. “We are not going to prevent people from entering the Stade de France with red cards. There is no infringement of freedom of expression”, said Laurent Nuñez.

7:33 p.m. : Red cards are confiscated by the stewards at the entrance to the stands of the Stade de France, reports journalist Rémy Buisine on Twitter.

7:17 p.m. : The Nantes supporters are warming up before kick-off. Some 78,000 spectators are announced in total for this final. Their reaction to the arrival of Emmanuel Macron will be particularly scrutinized, even if the latter has not planned to go down on the lawn as is sometimes the custom.

7:08 p.m. : According to our reporter on the spot, there are for the moment a priori more Nantes supporters, but the two groups of supporters raise the atmosphere on each side.

6:40 p.m. : The Nantes and Toulouse supporters are already numerous in front of the Stadium. H-2 before kick-off!

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6:36 p.m. : Our reporters Théo Gicquel and Gabriel Joly are near the Stade de France, a few hours before the Nantes-Toulouse match. Fans display red cards “against retirement at 64”and whistles of the same color.


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6:20 p.m. : Unions can distribute leaflets around the Stade de France, following a decision by the Paris administrative court. The police headquarters clarifies that stadium security will ensure that no supporter brings a whistle with them into the enclosure.

5:40 p.m. : “Red card to retire at 64”is it written on the red cards distributed to supporters at the entrances to the Stade de France.

5:40 p.m. : “Red cards, we’re having fun!” Trade unionists distribute red cards and whistles at the exit of the RER, near the Stade de France, reports journalist Rémy Buisine on Twitter.

5:16 p.m. : A journalist from Parisian present near the Stade de France signals the arrival of Toulouse and Nantes supporters, and the presence of numerous patrols.

5:13 p.m. : Around the Stade de France, Toulouse fans prepare as they watch the semi-final of the Champions Cup, reports France 3 Occitania. Inside the stadium, the Se Cantoanthem of Toulouse, resounds in the empty standsas a rehearsal.

5:08 p.m. : The court considered that the prefect of police carried “a manifestly serious and illegal attack on the freedom to demonstrate”.

5:07 p.m. : “It’s a victory for the respect of freedoms”welcomed the inter-union in a press release.

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5:06 p.m. : The prefect of police of Paris had issued an order to prohibit the trade union rally, organized by the Departmental Union CGT 93, the Departmental Union FO 93 and the Union Syndicale Solidaires. The unions want to distribute red cards and whistles to the supporters of the match so that they show their hostility to the pension reform.

5:06 p.m. : he justice suspends the ban on union gatherings near the Stade de France, for the final of the Coupe de France. #MACRON

4:46 p.m. : Good morning @Jeans France Télévisions has indeed assured that the retransmission of the final of the Coupe de France will be “faithful” to what will happen in the stadium. The CGT had expressed fears concerning a “live censorship” in the event of whistles against Emmanuel Macron.

4:46 p.m. : Hello, we can read on the internet that France Television has confirmed that it will not cut citizens’ whistles during tonight’s match. It is commendable! But can you confirm if it’s true?

4:37 p.m. : THANKS @kat, which tells us in this tweet the arrival of Nantes supporters in Paris. Nantes Mayor Johanna Rolland was on the train to watch the Coupe de France final at the Stade de France tonight.

4:37 p.m. : there is already some atmosphere! #FinaleCoupedeFrance Arrival of Nantes supporters at Montparnasse-Vaugirard station in Paris.https://twitter.com/GambertPhilippe/status/1652315747845021701?t=A-HvAW1vYIlJHaCA6WJQlw&s=19

1:27 p.m. : “The Stade de France is gradually becoming not a popular party place, but a bunker for Mr. Macron. The wisest decision would be for Mr. Macron not to come to the Stade de France if he cannot suffer his unpopularity He could be represented by the Minister of Sports.”

The LFI deputy for Haute-Garonne, François Piquemal, believes that the president “spoils the Coupe de France”, in a message posted on Twitter. He joins forces with the National Association of Supporters to denounce the installation of “fencing with spikes, dangerous for the safety of supporters in addition to being stigmatizing.” #POLICY

Communicate on the final of the French Cup

1:31 p.m. : Emmanuel Macron will not greet the players on the lawn of the Stade de France before the final of the Coupe de France between Nantes and Toulouse, learned franceinfo from the presidential entourage. The president will greet the players before they enter the field.

12:21 p.m. : Good morning @Daniel. Indeed, the prefect of police of Paris, Laurent Nuñez, asked the FFF “let the match be held with the gates up in the bends”. The National Association of supporters was concerned about it, believing that it could present a risk in the event of crowd movement, with the precedent of 1989 in Hillsborough (97 dead in a stampede). Laurent Nuñez replied that safety devices, if any, allowed the gates to be lowered. Julien Balidas, from France Bleu Occitanie, publishes these images. #POLICY

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12:03 : And if we were talking about the spiked grids installed at the edge of the field and the potential danger. Do we talk about it in serious media and at franceinfo?

11:21 a.m. : “We still have to put the scope of this decision into perspective, which aims to ban a public protest demonstration outside the stadium on the day when there is a risky match. It would seem quite irresponsible to let this type of demonstration take place. .”

Laurent Nuñez, prefect of police of Paris, assumes his decision to ban a union rally around the Stade de France, which hosts the final of the Coupe de France. “My job is to prevent public order disturbances and I consider that this gathering is likely to generate public order disturbances”he said on RMC.

10:22 : It’s time for the big start for the final of the Coupe de France. Several thousand residents of Nantes and Toulouse boarded the buses reserved for the occasion. And here is the atmosphere on site, with France Bleu Loire Océan and France Bleu Occitanie.

FC Nantes supporters equipped for the final this Saturday evening in Paris.

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Adrien, Gabin and Thomas spent a good part of the night making a Foam French Cup

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09:16 : “Sport is a gathering place where you try to forget a certain number of your worries. You try to get together with friends, with your family, around a sporting issue. I tell them to all: ‘Take a little break! Let this final take place in the best conditions and let people get excited about their colors.’

The Coupe de France final must stay “a sporting issue before being a political issue”declared on franceinfo Philippe Diallo, the interim president of the French Football Federation.

09:13 : The unions intend to be heard to denounce the pension reform, but the prefecture has banned the gatherings. A total of 3,000 police forces will be mobilized this evening, and 1,400 security agents will be deployed by the FFF in the Stade de France. Franceinfo tells you more about the very particular context of this meeting.

09:13 : Nantes and Toulouse face each other tonight in the final of the Coupe de France. Both teams will have to ignore a “unprecedented security climatewriting The Team. The daily evokes the “protests expected against the pension reform and the presence of the President of the Republic”.


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