e-Think Sport: "Football, the leading party in France, but carries no political weight" (F. Thiriez)

News Tank Football - Paris - News #206678 - Published on 28/01/21 at 18:09
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Frédéric Thiriez, candidate for the presidency of the FFF, during e-Think Sport, 01/27/2021 - ©  D.R.

"I am extremely shocked that football carries no political weight. Nothing! It's abnormal, because I usually say that it's the leading party in France with 2 million members. If we add the families, that makes almost 10 million people. We are not using this political force," said Frédéric Thiriez, former president of the LFP (2002-2016) and...

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Frédéric Thiriez, candidate for the presidency of the FFF, during e-Think Sport, 01/27/2021 - ©  D.R.

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