VIDEO. Football: Emmanuel Macron scores a goal in a charity match for the Yellow Pieces

The President of the Republic contributed to the success of his team. MAXPPP – Olivier CORSAN

For the second time since his arrival at the Elysée, Emmanuel Macron put on his crampons on Wednesday during a football match, in Yvelines, for the benefit of the Yellow Pieces operation. Final score: 5-3 including a presidential goal from the penalty spot.

Organized by the Variétés Club de France (VCF), the gala match took place in a packed stadium in Plaisir, in the constituency of Karl Olive, a Renaissance deputy close to the head of the National Assembly. rsquo;State, noted an AFP journalist.

At the opening of the meeting led by referee Stéphanie Frappart, a check for 57 500 euros corresponding to ticketing revenues combined with donations from patrons was given to the Hospital Foundation, chaired by Brigitte Macron.

A penalty goal

For 90 minutes, her husband wore a white jersey printed with the number 3. In his team were the Blues coach Didier Deschamps, godfather of the Yellow Pieces, but also Didier Drogba, Christian Karembeu and Eden Hazard.

In front of them played an "eleven" mainly made up of healthcare workers and agents from the town of Plaisir, led by former Arsenal coach Arsène Wenger. The presidential team won the game by 5 goals to 3, including a penalty scored by the tenant of the Elysée against a goalkeeper stationary on his line.

In 2021, during his first match with the "Variétés", Emmanuel Macron also scored a penalty against a selection of caregivers from the Poissy hospital center – Saint-Germain-en-Laye. Made famous by its charity matches and its renowned players like Laurent Blanc and Rudi Garcia, the VCF has organized 2,486 matches since its creation in 1971.

Launched in 1989 by the Hospital Foundation, the Yellow Pieces solidarity campaign aims to raise funds to finance projects in support of hospitalized children and adolescents. Long symbolized by large ballot boxes placed at the entrance to many businesses, the operation was dematerialized following the Covid-19 pandemic.