{"id":79392,"date":"2023-03-02T15:47:23","date_gmt":"2023-03-02T15:47:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/tanzania\/all-news\/french-football-legend-just-fontaine-dead-at-89"},"modified":"2023-03-02T17:21:21","modified_gmt":"2023-03-02T17:21:21","slug":"french-football-legend-just-fontaine-dead-at-89","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/tanzania\/all-news\/french-football-legend-just-fontaine-dead-at-89","title":{"rendered":"French football legend Just Fontaine dead at 89"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Tanzania. <\/strong><\/span>French football legend Just Fontaine has died at age 89, Fontaine&#8217;s former club Stade de Reims announced on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Reims announced the passing on Twitter, saying: &#8220;To his family, his loved ones, the SDR sends its most sincere condolences.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The French legend was famous for being the top scorer in a single edition of the FIFA World Cup with 13 goals in six matches in 1958 Sweden.<\/p>\n<p>During his playing career, the famed striker played for Moroccan team USM Casablanca, along with French clubs Nice and Reims, winning four French Ligue 1 titles.<\/p>\n<p>Though his career was cut short by injuries, forcing him to retire at age 28, Fontaine netted 30 goals in 21 games for France.<\/p>\n<p>Fontaine also tried his hand at coaching, as he helmed the France and Morocco national teams, along with Luchon, Paris Saint-Germain, and Toulouse.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/tanzania\">Tanzania<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Tanzania. 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