For those who lean to the right and live in France, Tuesday nightwas magnificent. Not only did LesBleus open their EuropeanChampionship campaign with a 1-0 victory against Germany, but their boysdefied expectation by not taking the knee before kick-off.
The build-up to the match had been overshadowed by an announcementon Monday by the team captain, Hugo Lloris, that France would follow Englandand Wales in taking the knee.
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