The France team must fly away on Wednesday, less than a week before its first match against Australia.
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“These are subjects on which we cannot remain insensitive”warned Hugo Lloris at a press conference on Monday, November 14, after a question about the position of the France team in relation to respect for human rights in Qatar, the host country of the World Cup (November 20-December 18).
The response was quick because the Blues announced in a press release, published Tuesday, November 15, their intention “to support NGOs that work for the protection of human rights, through the Generation 2018 endowment fund to which all the players of the 2022 selection and the members of the staff are associated”.
“We are also aware that football has a responsibility to ensure respect for human rights and our environment, and that each of us must do our part”it is specified, on the eve of the departure of the players for Qatar.