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Raised to the rank of Officer of the National Order of the Legion of Honor, Bixente Lizarazu published a message full of gratitude on Thursday.
It was announced, he talked about it. Knight of the Legion of Honor since September 1, 1998, Bixente Lizarazu was elevated to the rank of Officer almost twenty-seven years later. The information was made official last Saturday, when the new promotion was published in the Official Journal. A later publication than expected due to political turmoil and changes in government. The 98 world champion expressed his great pride this Thursday.
On his social networks, the former left side of the France team posted a message. “I was a Knight, I am now elevated to the rank of Officer of the National Order of the Legion of Honor! I am very honored, very grateful and very proud. » A message commented on by many anonymous people and several personalities including the singer Pascal Obispo and the journalist Bertrand Latour who said:
“Well done Liza!! ».
And four for the Blues of 98
His former teammate with the Blues, Frank Leboeuf, also congratulated him publicly: “Congratulations my chicken!! ». His sidekick TF1Grégoire Margotton, for his part made a little joke:
“Will you agree to sit with me from now on? » A question to which Bixente Lizarazu has not yet answered.
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Now an Officer of the Legion of Honor, the Basque joins three of his former partners from the French team already crowned with this title: Zinedine Zidane, Didier Deschamps and Lilian Thuram. Among the other athletes honored in this 2025 class, we find in particular the recent winner of the Vendée Globe, Charlie Dalin.
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