Thierry Castillo, another of the organisers, described this year's gathering as a bit unusual given the threat that seems to have taken root in France.

France Didier Jayle, Patrick Villemur, Jean Pierre Vidon, Michèle Ramis Plum, François Poinsot, Claude Girard, Thierry Picart, Nathalie Richard, Stéphane Lucas, François Pellerin, Gisèle Clément, Olivia Diego, Pascale Laurent, Christophe Foulouier

This team of ambassadors, the captain of which is the French player Thierry Henry, will be responsible for actively promoting the fight against racism by embodying the values of football, primarily through interviews, events and summits.

Something similar happened last November, in a game between France and Ireland that decided which of the two nations went to the World Cup. The French striker Thierry Henry used his hand to control the ball and pass to a teammate, who scored the decisive goal.

Indeed, London s Arsenal football club is composed entirely of foreigners, including a French coach. Even the captain roles are no longer reserved for domestic players Thierry Henry, a Frenchman, is Arsenal s captain, Andriy Shevchenko, a Ukrainian, was often the captain of AC Milan and will play next year for the English champions Chelsea.

Even the captain roles are no longer reserved for domestic players Thierry Henry, a Frenchman, is Arsenal s captain, Andriy Shevchenko, a Ukrainian, is often the captain of AC Milan, and Christiano Zanetti, an Argentine, is captain of Inter Milan. Similarly, dozens of South Americans and Africans play in Russian, Turkish, Polish, and various Southeast European leagues.

The revolving door between Congress and lobbying firms appears to have been central to how the financial sector became deregulated, which effectively allowed excessive risk taking in the run up to the crisis. In another paper, Igan and Mishra, working with Thierry Tressel, found that firms taking more risks before 2008 were also engaged in more lobbying.