^*^ Far-right politician booted out of Zinedine Zidane’s football club

Eric Zemmour ejected after club says it does not want its image associated with French presidential candidate

In the unexpected clash between an anti-immigration French politician and a sporting hero whose parents emigrated to France, the final result was clear: Zemmour 0 – Zidane 1.

A week from the first round of the French presidential election, the extreme-right candidate found himself given a red card and sent off when he turned up for a kick-about at the Z5 five-a-side football club in Aix-en-Provence set up by the former French international Zinedine Zidane.

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