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French President Jacques Chirac (3rd L) passes French soccer league President Claude Simonet (R), new Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Rafarin and Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy (L) during the French national anthem prior to
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The death of Claude Simonet, president of the French Football Federation during the triumph of the Blues, in 1998 - Time News
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