{"id":427884,"date":"2023-03-01T08:10:11","date_gmt":"2023-03-01T13:10:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/ca\/?post_type=news&#038;p=427884"},"modified":"2023-03-01T06:01:37","modified_gmt":"2023-03-01T11:01:37","slug":"french-soccer-legend-just-fontaine-died-age-89","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/news\/french-soccer-legend-just-fontaine-died-age-89\/","title":{"rendered":"French soccer legend Just Fontaine died age 89"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>France soccer great Just Fontaine has died, his former club Stade de Reims confirmed on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Fontaine, 89, netted 30 goals from 21 caps for France between 1953-1960 as in 1958, he was instrumental in Les Bleus reaching the semi-finals in Sweden.<\/p>\n<p>He was known as a prolific striker with 259 goals from 283 matches in his club career Reims.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"fr\">\ud835\udde8\ud835\uddfb\ud835\uddf2 \ud835\uddf2\u0301\ud835\ude01\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddf9\ud835\uddf2 \ud835\uddf1\ud835\ude02 \ud835\uddf3\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddfc\ud835\ude01\ud835\uddef\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddf9\ud835\uddf9 \ud835\uddf3\ud835\uddff\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddfb\ud835\uddf0\u0327\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddf6\ud835\ude00, \ud835\ude02\ud835\uddfb \ud835\uddef\ud835\ude02\ud835\ude01\ud835\uddf2\ud835\ude02\ud835\uddff \ud835\uddf5\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddff\ud835\ude00 \ud835\uddfd\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddff, \ud835\ude02\ud835\uddfb \ud835\udde5\ud835\uddf2\u0301\ud835\uddfa\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddf6\ud835\ude00 \ud835\uddf9\ud835\uddf2\u0301\ud835\uddf4\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddfb\ud835\uddf1\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddff\ud835\uddf2 \ud83d\udcab<\/p>\n<p>\u00c0 sa famille, \u00e0 ses proches, le SDR adresse ses plus sinc\u00e8res condol\u00e9ances \ud83d\ude4f<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/JustFontaine?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#JustFontaine<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/L%C3%A9gendeSDR?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#L\u00e9gendeSDR<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0oFAIKJ9AB\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/0oFAIKJ9AB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Stade de Reims (@StadeDeReims) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StadeDeReims\/status\/1630873812622356481?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">March 1, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n&#8220;A star of French football, an outstanding striker, a legendary Reims player&#8230; To his family&#8230; Stade de Reims send their most sincere condolences,&#8221; Reims wrote on Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;A thought for Just Fontaine,&#8221; French champions Paris St Germain also remembered the legend on Twitter.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"fr\">Une pens\u00e9e pour Just Fontaine.<\/p>\n<p>C\u2019est un monument du football fran\u00e7ais qui nous a quitt\u00e9s, et un triste jour pour les amoureux du Paris Saint-Germain, un club qu\u2019il avait men\u00e9 \u00e0 la premi\u00e8re division il y a 50 ans. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XZzDjTsi1P\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/XZzDjTsi1P<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Paris Saint-Germain (@PSG_inside) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PSG_inside\/status\/1630872708232740864?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">March 1, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>France soccer great Just Fontaine has died, his former club Stade de Reims confirmed on Wednesday. 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