Paris Saint-Germain: "I thank Nasser Al-Khelaïfi and Qatar, a demanding shareholder" (E. Macron)

"This victory owes a lot to president Nasser Al-Khelaïfi. For 14 years, you've lived through it and you've always supported this club and French football. I want to thank you and I want to thank Qatar, which has always been a demanding shareholder, which has recommitted, reinvested in this club and never let it go, despite some thankless years," declared Emmanuel Macron, President of France, on 01/06/2025.

Macron spoke during the reception for Paris Saint-Germain (Ligue 1 McDonald's) at the Palais de l'Élysée (Paris 8^th arrondissement) after the French club's 5-0 victory - the second, 32 years after Olympique de Marseille in 1993 - in the Champions League final versus FC Inter Milan (Serie A Enilive) on Saturday 31/05.

"Each of the five goals represented a decade in the club's history. From Daniel Hechter in the 1970s, the 1980s under Francis Borelli, the Canal+ era, with a thought for Michel Denisot and Charles Biétry, the Colony Capital years and then the arrival of Qatar," added the President of the Republic.

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