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French President Macron scores penalty in charity match

By REUTERS
April 26, 2024
French President Emmanuel Macron shoots to score a goal from the penalty spot in the Varieties Club charity football match to benefit children in hospital, in Bernard Giroux Stadium in Plaisir on Wednesday. — AFP
French President Emmanuel Macron shoots to score a goal from the penalty spot in the Varieties Club charity football match to benefit children in hospital, in Bernard Giroux Stadium in Plaisir on Wednesday. — AFP

PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron continues to show off his sporting abilities ahead of the Paris Olympics after dispatching a penalty in a charity soccer match on Wednesday.

Macron, playing alongside a mix of former international players and healthcare professionals, fired his shot low into the bottom corner as the goalkeeper remained rooted to the line. The 46-year-old’s team mates included Eden Hazard and Dider Drogba, as well as France coach Didier Deschamps, with the team claiming a 5-3 victory over a side featuring former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger and Samuel Eto’o.

The match, played in Paris, was held to raise money to benefit children in hospital “Two teams but the same goal: to improve the daily lives of hospitalized children and adolescents,” Macron said in a post on X.