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The bronze headbutt finally immortalised in Paris
22/10/2012 - CULTURE

The bronze headbutt finally immortalised in Paris

2012 Marcel Duchamp Prize goes to Daniel Dewar and Gregory Gicquel. As winners of this prize, the art duo will be graced with an exhibition at the Pompidou Centre next year. Meanwhile, Doug Aitken has been commissioned by the LUMA Foundation to create a piece on the Camargue region: direction Arles for the video installation 'Altered Earth'. And french artist Adel Abdessemed generates talks again with a larger than life statue of Zidane's infamous headbutt, right in front of Beaubourg...
Zinedine Zidane headbutt statue unveiled in Paris
26/09/2012 - FRANCE

Zinedine Zidane headbutt statue unveiled in Paris

Six years after French football legend Zinedine Zidane was ejected from the 2006 World Cup championships for headbutting another player, the infamous moment has been immortalised in the form of a bronze statue in the heart of the French capital.
François Hollande battles a barrage of criticism
15/11/2011 - THE WEEK IN FRANCE

François Hollande battles a barrage of criticism

First, France’s political rivals poke fun at Socialist candidate François Hollande. Next, a new bout of sexual allegations spells more trouble for Dominique Strauss Kahn. Finally, France tells foreign students that unemployment is too high and they have to leave.
68% say Sarkozy can't win next election
03/10/2011 - IN THE FRENCH PAPERS

68% say Sarkozy can't win next election

The headlines get worse every day for Nicolas Sarkozy - this morning a poll says 68% of French voters believe he cannot win the next election. The French press also looks at the case of Russian whistleblower Sergei Magnitsky, the psychology of power, and whether Zinedine Zidane could be the next coach of Les Bleus.
French football legend Zidane to attend opening of Grozny stadium
07/04/2011 - FOOTBALL

French football legend Zidane to attend opening of Grozny stadium

Former football world champion Zinedine Zidane is set to attend the inauguration ceremony of Grozny's stadium in Russia's war-torn republic of Chechnya next month, a local official reported Thursday.
France players accuse former coach of ratting on Anelka
02/09/2010 - FOOTBALL

France players accuse former coach of ratting on Anelka

Three French football internationals have accused Raymond Domenech, the former coach of Les Bleus, of leaking the infamous World Cup locker-room row to the press, French media say.
Zidane visits new-look Les Bleus ahead of key Belarus match
01/09/2010 - FOOTBALL

Zidane visits new-look Les Bleus ahead of key Belarus match

With just a few days to go before France’s first Euro 2012 qualifier against Belarus, 1998 World Cup hero Zinedine Zidane visited his former teammate Laurent Blanc, now in charge of Les Bleus.
Brigitte Bardot slams French politician in row over his memoirs
11/02/2010 - FRENCH PRESS REVIEW

Brigitte Bardot slams French politician in row over his memoirs

Brigitte Bardot doesn’t mince her words! She has called Patrick Balkany “un gros plouc menteur” or “a big hillbilly liar”, the UMP Party stalwarth, suggested in his memoirs that he once had a love affair with the veteran French actress.
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