France Psychoanalyzes Its Violence

El Pais

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On July 12, 1998, the France of Zinedine Zidane and Thierry Henry endorsed three goals to the almighty Brazil of Ronaldo Nazario to raise the first World Cup of his history. It was also the victory of a country that integrated the children of his immigration, becoming champions. More than a million and a half people invaded the Champs-Elysées after the victory of a France, at last, openly multicultural. It was not a night without incident, as ha…