{"id":20583,"date":"2015-11-17T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-11-17T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/uncategorized\/amazing-tribute-to-france-at-wembley-stadium\/"},"modified":"2015-11-17T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2015-11-17T00:00:00","slug":"amazing-tribute-to-france-at-wembley-stadium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/sport\/amazing-tribute-to-france-at-wembley-stadium\/","title":{"rendered":"Amazing tribute to France at Wembley Stadium"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>In the wake of the terror attacks in Paris, England and France met in a friendly soccer match at Wembley Stadium.<\/h3>\n<p>The match was an opportunity for Europe to unite in defiance of the recent terror attacks.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"409\" width=\"615\" class=\"media-element file-default nova-lazyload-image-wrapper lz-cont img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/france_colours.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Security at the ground was increased and people were told to arrive early.<\/p>\n<h3>Fans put aside their usual hostilities, with English fans even displaying the colours of the French flag in a powerful tribute.<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"387\" width=\"620\" class=\"media-element file-default nova-lazyload-image-wrapper lz-cont img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/france_fans.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And then this.<\/p>\n<h3>The entire stadium united to sing a stirring rendition of the French national anthem.<\/h3>\n<p><strong>WATCH HERE:<\/strong><\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.theguardian.com\/embed\/video\/world\/video\/2015\/nov\/17\/france-and-england-fans-unite-to-sing-la-marseillaise-video\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/shows\/rowey-bicks\/don-pyke-s-big-challenge-as-adelaide-crows-coach\">DON PYKE&#8217;S CHALLENGE AT ADELAIDE &#8211; IT&#8217;S AN ODD ONE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/news\/this-waleed-aly-video-has-had-nine-million-views-in-12-hours\">HOW TO STOP ISIL &#8211; THIS VIDEO WAS VIEWED 9 MILLION TIMES IN 12 HOURS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Fan tweets video of the powerful moment:<\/h3>\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-video\" lang=\"en\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">England&#39;s tribute to France <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vbWRpjySYB\">pic.twitter.com\/vbWRpjySYB<\/a><\/p>&mdash; joel rayner (@joe_n1nety) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/joe_n1nety\/status\/666707025880080384\">November 17, 2015<\/a><\/blockquote>&#13;\n<script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>At full time it was England 2-0 France, but the score didn&#8217;t really matter.<\/h3>\n<p>In Germany, a&nbsp;soccer friendly between Germany and Holland in Hanover was called off less than two hours before kick-off after police foiled an attempted attack on the stadium.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We had concrete warnings that someone in the stadium wanted to detonate explosives,&#8221; Hanover chief of police Volker Kluwe told DPA.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"692\" width=\"625\" class=\"media-element file-default nova-lazyload-image-wrapper lz-cont img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/screen_shot_2015-11-18_at_9.09.30_am.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>German Chancellor Angela Merkel had been set to attend along with other government ministers in a show of solidarity with the French.<\/h3>\n<p><strong>SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/shows\/leon-byner\/australia-must-learn-from-paris\">AUSTRALIA MUST LEARN FROM PARIS &#8211; LEON BYNER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the wake of the terror attacks in Paris, England and France met in a friendly soccer match at Wembley Stadium. 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