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La Marseillaise to be played before Premier League games
The French national anthem – La Marseillaise – will be played before this weekend’s Premier League matches.
A choral version will be played after the coin toss, with players from both teams coming together with match officials in the centre circle.
Premier League chief executive Richard Scudamore described it as an act of “solidarity and remembrance” after the Paris attacks in which 129 people died.
La Marseillaise was sung before England’s win over France on Tuesday.
There are 72 French players currently in the Premier League.
“Given how close we are, as well as the long-standing relationship that exists between the Premier League and France, playing La Marseillaise as an act of solidarity and remembrance is the right thing to do,” said Scudamore.
BBC Sport