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Zidane set to grace the big stage perhaps for last time
PARIS, May 24 (Reuters) – France went down on their knees at the 2002 World Cup because Zinedine Zidane injured his thigh a few days before the start of the tournament.
French fans might also kneel, this time as a testimony of admiration, if the balding playmaker leaves his mark on the European Championship as he did in the 1998 World Cup final or the 2002 Champions League final.
With the Euro 2004 finals starting next month, the soft-spoken Zidane will have the opportunity to show once again that he is among the world’s greatest ever players.
The brilliant playmaker has extended his contract with Real Madrid until 2007 but he was a little more coy when asked if he would go on with Les Bleus after the competition in Portugal.
UK veterans awarded French honour
The medal, the country’s top military honour for bravery, recognises their courage during World War II.
The men risked their lives and were often wounded during the fight for liberation.
The veterans receiving the honour were Alexander Barron, Tom Bird, Dennis Cox, Gordon Fleming, Frank Jones, Charles Kennedy and Percy Redfern.
Established by Napoleon Bonaparte in May 1802, the Legion d’Honneur is awarded for gallantry in action or 25 years’ distinguished service in military or civilian life.
Odds n' Ends
I’m hoping someone would be able to tell me how high the Massif
Central mountains are, how high the mountains near Tarbes are, and
what the population of Auch is.
Also, on a cultural note: anyone know some great sites or sources
for a take on dating/the battle of the sexes? I haven’t searched
extensively on this subject yet, but I’m dying to find how singles
view the dating scene and each other.
Thanks,
Mac29
Roland Garros
Roland Garros (October 6, 1888 – October 5, 1918) was a French fighter pilot who is still erroneously called the world’s first fighter ace. (That honor went to another French airman, Adolphe Pegoud.)
Pernod Fils
Pernod Fils (pronounced: Perno-Fee) was the most popular brand of absinthe during the period before prohibition of absinthe throughout most of Europe (1915). Like most absinthe, the herbs wormwood, fennel, hyssop, anise, and star anise, among others, were first macerated, and then placed in a larger still where they were then distilled, to produce a transparent liquor.
Six Killed at Paris CDG Airport as Roof Collapses
May 23 (Bloomberg) — Six people died and at least three were injured when the roof of a passenger terminal at Paris’s main airport collapsed, shattering concrete, glass and steel onto walkways below, French Interior Ministry officials said.
Policemen spotted cracks in the roof at Charles de Gaulle airport’s 11-month-old terminal 2E building at around 7 a.m. Paris time, just before part of the roof gave way. Some of the passengers below had arrived or were leaving for New York, said a crisis management official on site.
“In total we’re talking about 10 dead or injured,” said Michel Sappin, the Seine-Saint-Denis department’s most senior civil servant. Three policemen and a Chinese national were among those hurt, he said.
Putting right accent on French culture
Anyone who feels uncomfortable in France (Franco-phobes excluded) ought to read Polly Platt. Her books, “French or Foe?” and “Savoir Flair! 211 Tips for Enjoying France and the French,” start with the premise that this is an excellent country, but it takes some getting used to.
"Fahrenheit 9/11" wins Cannes
U.S. director Michael Moore’s controversial anti-Bush documentary “Fahrenheit
9/11″ has won the Palme d’Or best film award at the Cannes film festival in an evening otherwise dominated by Asian films.
“What have you done? I’m completely overwhelmed by this,” an emotional Moore said in his acceptance speech on Saturday.
“The last time I was on an award stage in Hollywood, all hell broke loose,” he added with a laugh.
Moore won a special award in Cannes two years ago for his anti-gun documentary “Bowling for Columbine”, which went on to win an Oscar. Moore drew criticism for his extended acceptance speech in which he spoke out against President George W. Bush.
Cannes prepares for starry climax
Celebrities were expected to pour into Cannes on Saturday to mark the final
hours of this year’s film festival.
They were preparing for a glittering closing ceremony to honour one of 19
films vying for the Palme d’Or award.
Contenders for the Palme d’Or include 2046, by acclaimed Hong Kong director
Wong Kar-wai, French movie Look at Me, Emir Kusturica’s Life is a Miracle, and
The Motorcycle Diaries, a Brazilian film about Che Guevara.
Hollywood contenders include the animation Shrek 2 and The Ladykillers
starring Tom Hanks.
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