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Surprise in France over the revelation about doping controls on the team that won the 1998 World Cup: "It shouldn't have caused any trouble"

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France is experiencing surprise following revelations regarding the antidoping controls applied to the national football team that won the 1998 World Cup, featuring players such as Barthez, Thuram, Deschamps, and Zinedine Zidane, who secured the country's first-ever world title under the premise that the team "should not be disturbed."

Concurrently, former Real Madrid player Luis Figo has launched a severe public attack against FIFA president Gianni Infantino. In a published letter in the Daily Mail, the former Portuguese footballer demanded Infantino's immediate resignation, stating that it is too late to save the FIFA president's dignity.

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Infobae (Buenos Aires, Argentina) (AR) Focuses on 1998 French World Cup antidoping controversies and Luis Figo demanding FIFA president Gianni Infantino's resignation.
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