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Gnasher's avatar

Colonel Pascot wins again. France’s generosity in hosting sporting events no doubt increases in proportion to the prospect of “gloire”, practically zero in RL thanks to the colonel’s legacy.

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Ed Warner's avatar

In my experience, every nation looks at possible home soil glory as a factor in deciding whether to bid to host events. I absolutely agree that RL looked a strange one for France to want to host. No surprise its government won't provide the necessary Euros...

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