The gala match will take place at 5 p.m. at the Stade Bernard Giroux. The meeting will take place for the benefit of the Yellow Pieces in the presence of Brigitte Macron.
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Emmanuel Macron will once again put on shorts and crampons. It will be Wednesday April 24 in Plaisir (Yvelines) for a football match between the Variétés Club de France and caregivers, franceinfo learned. The gala match will take place at 5 p.m. at the Stade Bernard Giroux near the Valibout district. The meeting will take place for the benefit of the Yellow Pieces in the presence of Brigitte Macron. The Variétés Club team will be received at the Élysée in the evening after the meeting.
According to the president of the Variétés Club de France and MP for Yvelines, Karl Olive, the France 98 team will be strongly represented with in particular Laurent Blanc, Christian Karembeu, Robert Pirès, Didier Deschamps. Former internationals Alain Giresse, Belgian Eden Hazard, Ivorian Didier Drogba and Dutchman Johan Neeskens will also be present on the field. The match will be refereed by Stéphanie Frappart.
The President of the Republic has already played a match with the club of former football glories, supported by journalist Jacques Vendroux. In October 2021, Emmanuel Macron occupied the position of midfielder, associated in particular with Rudi Garcia, former coach of Olympique de Marseille, and Alain Giresse, ex-French international.
