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08/07/2016
NI Fans Receive Award For 'Exemplary Behaviour' During Euro 2016
Northern Ireland supporters have been awarded with the prestigious Medal of the City of Paris for their exemplary behaviour in the city during Euro 2016.
The Mayor of Paris, Madame Anne Hidalgo, awarded the medal to the fans and Jimmy Spratt of the Amalgamation of Official Northern Ireland Supporters' Clubs received it on behalf of all of the supporters.
The award was picked up at the Fanzone beside the Eiffel Tower in the French capital before the France v Germany Euro 2016 semi-final, which France won 2-0.
Mr Spratt was joined at the ceremony by Gill Fraser, Deputy Ambassador at the British Embassy in Paris, as well as Irish FA Chief Executive Patrick Nelson and Irish FA President David Martin.
In a letter to Northern Ireland First Minister Arlene Foster, the Mayor said said: "While the practice of international football is, unfortunately, sometimes marred by rudeness, excesses or even violence, Northern Ireland supporters showed us all, to our great benefit, what supporting a country and a sport truly means."
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The Mayor of Paris, Madame Anne Hidalgo, awarded the medal to the fans and Jimmy Spratt of the Amalgamation of Official Northern Ireland Supporters' Clubs received it on behalf of all of the supporters.
The award was picked up at the Fanzone beside the Eiffel Tower in the French capital before the France v Germany Euro 2016 semi-final, which France won 2-0.
Mr Spratt was joined at the ceremony by Gill Fraser, Deputy Ambassador at the British Embassy in Paris, as well as Irish FA Chief Executive Patrick Nelson and Irish FA President David Martin.
In a letter to Northern Ireland First Minister Arlene Foster, the Mayor said said: "While the practice of international football is, unfortunately, sometimes marred by rudeness, excesses or even violence, Northern Ireland supporters showed us all, to our great benefit, what supporting a country and a sport truly means."
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