Word: parise
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"A country needs, at certain moments, to come together around an idea that makes it proud of itself," said President Jacques Chirac at Tuesday's Bastille Day celebration. He was referring not to 1789's storming of the Bastille, but to last Sunday's storming of the Brazilian goal by...
PARIS: They partied all night in St. Denis, suburban home of the Stade de France. Anywhere between 800,000 and 1.5 million of them partied all night on the Champs-Elysées. Even in far-flung London, ex-pats danced in the fountains of Trafalgar Square till dawn. France...
In Paris, the competition cannot be avoided,for all street vendors sell soccer souvenirs whileit appears that every cafe and bar in the citybroadcasts the games.
Indeed, the atmosphere in Paris is remarkablyfriendly among fans of competing nations. BeforeScotland and Brazil's match, for example, Scotsplaying bagpipes posed for pictures withyellow-shirted, flag waving Brazil fans.
PARIS: You'd think France's World Cup soccer exploits would whip the country's right-wing nationalist politicians into a patriotic frenzy -- instead, it leaves Jean-Marie Le Pen and his ilk in an awkward position. Their problem: France's soccer heroes are mostly of African descent, and the...