Several municipalities in Île-de-France will be there this Wednesday evening to support Les Bleues. Germany stands in the way of the French women’s football team, in the semi-finals of the Euro. A sizeable adversary, and the occasion of a great popular celebration. If no device is planned in Paris, Viry-Châtillon in Essonne, Poissy in Yvelines, and Saint-Denis in Seine-Saint-Denis offer to follow this decisive meeting on a giant screen.
“It’s an international competition, we have to pull out all the stops to support the girls, just like the boys. It would be paradoxical if we did not do it at a time when we are trying to combat these inequalities, ”claims Jean-Marie Vilain, the mayor (LR) of Viry-Chatillon. For this great football fan who has not missed a minute of the Blues epic since the start of the tournament, it was out of the question to make a distinction with men’s football.
In Saint-Denis, football and guinguette
“In Essonne, there is a real story with women’s football, supports the Essonne elected official. Paris FC (ex-Juvisy-sur-Orge, currently in D 1, and which plays its home matches in Bondoufle) has even already come to train with us. A special bond, which, Jean-Marie Vilain hopes, will motivate the crowds to come and support Wendie Renard and her team at Parc Leblanc.
In Saint-Denis (Seine-Saint-Denis), the Legion of Honor Park will host the broadcast of the semi-final of Les Bleues. The giant screen is lent by a neighborhood association. “As part of the Beautiful summer of Saint-Denis, we are opening a guinguette in the evening from Thursday to Sunday, and we have decided to anticipate by opening it on Wednesday evening in order to broadcast the meeting on the site which will be decorated with colors of France, ”says Katy Bontinck (Generation. s), first deputy mayor.
The municipality expects several hundred spectators. “It is not a fan zone device” as was the case during the men’s Euro last year, specifies the elected official. In the event of victory for the French team, the final would also be broadcast on a giant screen on Sunday, at the same place. In Poissy (Yvelines), the meeting place for supporters of the women’s team is set at the Forum Armand-Peugeot.
*TO St Denis, park of the Legion of Honor (access to the guinguette by rue Pinel or avenue Paul-Vaillant-Couturier), catering from 7 p.m. To Poissy, meet at the Armand-Peugeot forum, 45, rue Jean-Pierre-Timbaud, on-site catering and prediction competition. To Viry-Chatillon, at Parc Leblanc, restaurant on site as well. FREE ENTRANCE.