A collective of 50 prestigious past or present sportsmen and women have spoken out in the media to call for a barrage against Marine Le Pen. Six footballers are involved.
The world of sport has been under scrutiny in recent weeks because of the extent of the support for Ukraine, the victim of Vladimir Putin’s invading Russia. Another major political event at the moment is the presidential elections in France.
Since last Sunday, the verdict of the first round has fallen and the “final” will oppose the incumbent president Emmanuel Macron to Marine Le Pen, as in 2017. A duel that has provoked a reaction in the world of sport, where a collective of 50 athletes from all disciplines has decided to speak out to call for voting for Emmanuel Macron, and mainly to oppose the values of Marine Le Pen and the Rassemblement National.
A plea against the extreme right that brought together current or past very famous sportsmen in France, such as Tony Parker, Marie-José Pérec, Nicola Karabatic, Brahim Asloum, Alain Bernard, Stéphane Diagana, Antoine Dupont and Pierre Gasly, to represent the greatest French champions. As far as football is concerned, the presence is much more timid, with three players such as Laure Boulleau, Eugénie Le Sommer and Amandine Henry, and three internationals, former or present, since the OM playmaker Dimitri Payet, Blaise Matuidi and Jean-Pierre Papin have signed this commitment.
