Scores Of French Fans Queue For Jersey Bearing Second Star

Scores of French football fans queued on Friday to "snap up the first of the national team’s new shirts carrying a second star to mark Les Bleus’ World Cup win in Russia," according to REUTERS. The crowning of France as world champion "unleashed a wave of euphoria across the country," helping foster a "brief sense of national unity" after years of tension and self-examination in the wake of attacks by Islamist militants since '15. Brice Chevalier, a fan waiting to enter the French Football Federation's store in Paris, said, "I'll keep it all my life. It's the second star! They made our dreams come true on the pitch." France won its first World Cup, earning its first star, in '98. The Nike-branded strips are "huge money-spinners." France's official shirt costs €85 ($97.30) (REUTERS, 8/17).