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President of the French Republic Emmanuel Macron met FIFA President Gianni Infantino on Monday 5 October 2020, in the presence of French Football Federation (FFF) President Noël Le Graët.
At this meeting, they approved the opening of a FIFA office in Paris in 2021.
In its statement, the international governing body welcomed this “opening, which reflects FIFA’s desire to strengthen its relationships with France and the French-speaking world, as well as UNESCO and AFD – the French Development Agency, its partners in the education and development policies it implements through football”.
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