OUI ARE THE CHAMPIONS and smug Macron celebrates with some dad-dancing
A DIGNIFIED, statesmanlike display it was not.
President Emmanuel Macron led his nation’s delirious celebrations as France won the World Cup in style yesterday.
Sitting just a few feet from Russian President Vladimir Putin, Mr Macron couldn’t contain himself as he leapt to his feet, dancing and punching the air as France beat Croatia 4-2.
Down on the pitch the victorious team celebrated in torrential rain. Mr Macron was later soaked as he congratulated every player at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow.
The final was interrupted by pitch invaders. Pussy Riot, a Russian punk band, claimed responsibility. Three of the group were jailed in 2012 for an anti-Putin protest in a Moscow cathedral. Three women and one man were dragged off by stewards and taken to a police station.
There was one triumph for England – captain Harry Kane won the Golden Boot with six goals.