Scotsman (Sport): Changing Room Chat: Euro heroes No 12, Henri Delaunay

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IF the British are the great inventors and codifiers of sport then the French are the undisputed masters of international competition. Three of the biggest sporting events in the world – the football World Cup, the modern Olympic Games and the European football championships – all have French founding fathers in Jules Rimet, Pierre de Coubertin and Henri Delaunay.




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