Alexandre Villaplane - French Football's First World Cup Captain

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10/05/21 • 30 min

Alexandre Villaplane was an immigrant footballer trying to make his way in the amateur game. He got off to great start and quickly became the best player in the country. Villaplane led France in their World Cup debut in 1930 but on his return his sporting career spun out of control and, with the onset of the Second World War, the demise of this malign character became inevitable.

This is the story of a player who rose to greatness before sliding into the underworld and collaborating with the evils against his own countrymen.

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This is the story of a player who rose to greatness before sliding into the underworld and collaborating with the evils against his own countrymen.

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