Le pouvoir du foot (Soccer Power)

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Le pouvoir du foot (Soccer Power)

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Feb 11, 2020

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Ever since France won the World Cup in 1998, Marine Rome yearned to play soccer, but felt excluded from the field. When she finally found her dream team in Paris, they decided to take a stand for inclusion at the 2019 World Cup. A transcript of this episode is available at https://podcast.duolingo.com.

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Feb 11, 2020

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Deepen your language skills and knowledge of the French-speaking world through fascinating true stories in easy-to-follow French, with added English for context. From Duolingo, the world's #1 way to learn a language. Hosted by Ngofeen Mputubwele.

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