It was August 30. As is often the case for Paris FC away matches, Rai took the train to Clermont. But after about an hour of travel, the train broke down and was stranded on the tracks for more than an hour. The PFC supporters who were there preferred to turn back and return to Paris. Rai took a… taxi to travel the more than 250 km remaining to Clermont. He arrived at the Gabriel Montpied stadium in the second half.
This anecdote seems revealing of the involvement and investment of the former Brazilian PSG legend who has become a shareholder and ambassador of Paris FC since July 2022. “It’s a club that dares and thinks of football differently,” explains Rai in referring in particular to the free admission to the Charléty stadium of which he is one of the instigators and which will allow this Friday against Rodez (8 p.m., BeIN Sports 5) to once again fill the stands of the Parisian enclosure.