After the solemnity of his investiture as re-elected President of the Republic, Emmanuel Macron went, the same day, to the stands of the Stade de France in Saint-Denis on May 7, 2022. And if he was surrounded by his family for the morning at the Elysée, he found some of his relatives for the match between the players of Nantes and those of Nice. With his brother, and look-alike, Laurent Macron, his son-in-law Sébastien Auzière and his sons-in-law Antoine Choteau – companion of Tiphaine Auzière – and Guillaume Jourdan – married to Laurence Auzière, the Head of State attended the victory of FC Nantes for the Coupe de France.
With their children, the men of the Macron-Trogneux clan (the maiden name of Brigitte Macron) were able to share a great moment of sporting jubilation. Far from the Elysée protocol and its gilding that everyone appreciated in the morning, the president’s relatives applauded the intense football match which ended under yellow and green smoke. Indeed, these are the colors of FC Nantes who won the Coupe de France against Nice. “We did the job on the pitch, you did the job in the stands“, greeted defender Nicolas Pallois from a bus in the club’s colors, to the cries of joy from the people of Nantes, on returning to his city the next day, reports AFP.
The Nantes residents won the fourth French Cup in their history on Saturday, beating favorite Nice (1-0) in the final. They had been waiting to win a trophy since 2001, when they were crowned in the first division, and had not won the Coupe de France since 2000. Nantes won their fourth Coupe de France by beating Nice (1-0) thanks to a penalty by Ludovic Blas (47th), Saturday in Saint-Denis. The FCN imposed itself after 1979, 1999 and 2000 and won its first trophy since its eighth title of champion of France, in 2001. The people of Nantes have qualified for the groups of the next Europa League.
If the relations between the family of Brigitte Macron and that of her husband have not always been obvious because of their age difference at the beginning of their relationship, today it is an extended, blended and close-knit family that was noticed on this Saturday, May 7, vibrant for the country and for the love of football.