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An editor for POLITICO and author of books including @Engagement_Book, @victorylab, "The Sushi Economy" and "The Lie Detectives."
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France’s far right didn’t drop its grudge against Les Bleus. It recast it.

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By Sasha Issenberg Verified
| POLITICO Europe Verified
France’s national soccer team has become an unlikely barometer for the country’s leading far-right party, whose leaders’ shifting rhetoric about the team reflects its broader attempts at moderation — from appeals around racial identity to working-class solidarity — and helps explain why the National Rally is now seen as having a genuine shot at the presidency after decades of falling short.
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The most superstitious man in Paraguayan politics

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By Sasha Issenberg Verified, Milena Wälde
| POLITICO Verified
After traveling to the U.S. for his team's first match, President Santiago Peña won't go back near the stadium today — but he'll gladly declare a holiday from his living room. Paraguay has a tough fight against France today, which means President Santiago Peña may have to savor his last chance to wrap himself in the flag of Latin America's most over-performing team. Few of the world's elected leaders have done as much as Peña to associate themselves with their country's World Cup successes.
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POLITICO Live

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By Sasha Issenberg Verified
| POLITICO Verified
The share of voters who associate with France's far-right National Rally who told the latest POLITICO Poll that they would be proud if their country won the World Cup. It is the lowest number among any of the five parties measured, with the center-right Republicans at 68 percent and Emmanuel Macron's Ensemble at 63 percent.
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