FRANCE: FORMER FRENCH INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALLER DAVID GINOLA GIVES PRESS CONFERENCE ON HIS ROLE AS AMBASSADOR FOR THE RED CROSS AND THE LANDMINE CAMPAIGN

Record ID: 988992

  • Title: FRANCE: FORMER FRENCH INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALLER DAVID GINOLA GIVES PRESS CONFERENCE ON HIS ROLE AS AMBASSADOR FOR THE RED CROSS AND THE LANDMINE CAMPAIGN
  • Date: 12th July 1998
  • Summary: PARIS (JULY 11, 1998) 1. WIDE OF RED CROSS HEADQUARTERS IN PARIS 2. PHOTOGRAPHS OF PEOPLE IN HOSPITAL, VICTIMS OF LANDMINES 3. CUTAWAY OF REPORTER WITH NOTEBOOK 4. GINOLA ENTERING PRESS CONFERENCE 5. GINOLA SAYING: "I WAS VERY MOVED BY THE WORK OF THE PRINCESS TO TRY AND STOP ANTI-PERSONNEL MINES. I HAVE YOUNG CHILDREN AND SHE DID TOO AND I AM THINKING OF WHAT IS GOOD FOR THEM." (FRENCH) 6. CUTAWAY OF ASSEMBLED MEDIA 7. GINOLA SAYING: "WHEN I THINK ABOUT ALL THESE DIFFERENT COUNTRIES...YOU KNOW, TO BE A SPORTSMAN FOR THESE YOUNG PEOPLE MEANS SO MUCH, PART OF THE DREAM. I REMEMBER WHEN I WAS YOUNG AND MY MOTHER WOULD KISS ME BEFORE I GO TO THE BED I WAS DREAMING ABOUT DOING SOMETHING IN MY LIFE AND DREAMING OF PLAYING FOOTBALL. WHEN I THINK ABOUT THESE YOUNG PEOPLE DREAMING OF THE SAME THINGS AND THAT ONE DAY EVERYTHING COULD BE DESTROYED BY SOMETHING THEY DIDN'T KNOW SO MUCH ABOUT THE CRAZY THINGS OF PEOPLE. JUST THINKING ABOUT THIS MADE ME THINK WE HAVE TO DO SOMETHING. SPORT IS VERY HEALTHY AND VERY STRONG AND THE POWER OF SPORT IS VERY IMPORTANT AND WE HAVE TO PUSH TO LET THE PEOPLE KNOW THAT SPORT IS NOT ONLY RUNNING AND FIGHTING ON THE PITCH BUT ALSO FIGHTING FOR OTHER PEOPLE. THIS IS WHAT I WANT TO DO AS WELL" (ENGLISH) 8. WIDE OF GINOLA TALKING 9. JOURNALISTS TAKING NOTES 10. GINOLA HAVING A RED CROSS BADGE STUCK ON HIS JACKET 11. GINOLA LEAVING PRESS CONFERENCE 12. LANDMINES ON A TABLE Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 26th July 1998 13:00
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  • Location: PARIS, FRANCE
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  • Country: France
  • Reuters ID: LVA61GJPMWVS93BMXP7B3MRAZPNP
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