My favorite shirt – Emmanuel Petit: Profitable and scoring within the 1998 World Cup last in my nation in entrance of my household went past sport

Enjoying to your nation is the most effective factor that may occur to a participant. It’s an honour, you’re an ambassador to your nation and profitable the World Cup at house was the cherry on the cake.

I used to be an Arsenal participant however taking part in to your nation is one thing wonderful. It’s past sport if you win the World Cup at house in entrance of your loved ones. 

My brother Olivier had died on the pitch 10 years earlier than — I used to be on a mission, and after the World Cup I felt so proud. 

I felt serenity and nonetheless have the identical feeling each time I see the nationwide staff play, carrying the shirt. It transforms you. 

Scoring within the last was like giving start. I’m not a lady however I’m a father of three youngsters and I felt the identical factor every time my kids had been born.

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‘Enjoying to your nation is the most effective factor that may occur to a participant. It’s an honour’

‘I used to be an Arsenal participant however taking part in to your nation is one thing wonderful. It’s past sport’