{"id":2459,"date":"2026-04-16T06:48:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T06:48:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/updatelive.online\/?p=2459"},"modified":"2026-04-16T06:48:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T06:48:14","slug":"robert-pires-will-celebrate-his-jubilee-in-metz-in-october","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/updatelive.online\/?p=2459","title":{"rendered":"Robert Pir\u00e8s will celebrate his jubilee in Metz in October"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div layout=\"desktop\">\n<p>Retired since 2016, after a final stint in the Indian championship, Robert Pir\u00e8s had not yet organized his jubilee. This will be done on October 6, at the Saint-Symphorien stadium in Metz, where it was launched among the pros in 1993. The 1998 world champion made the announcement this Wednesday, during a press conference organized with the current Metz president Bernard Serin and his emblematic predecessor, Carlo Molinari.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt all started here, my adventure among the professionals, and it is logical that it ends in Metz,\u201d said Pir\u00e8s. I just want to say thank you to the club which allowed me to sign professionally and above all to play, to be able to evolve, to grow, to play abroad, to be able to access the world of the Blues. \u00bb<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-placeholder u-placeholder-instagram\" data-vendor=\"instagram-RDffthKi\">\n<div class=\"p-xxl@xs border-color-grey-200 radius-l@xs cmp-placeholder u-hidden\">\n<p class=\"mb-m@xs text-l@xs\">By clicking on<span class=\"ml-xxs@xs font-weight-bold@xs\">\u201cI accept\u201d<\/span>you accept the deposit of cookies by external services and will thus have access to the content of our partners.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-xl@xs text-s@xs\">More information on the Cookie management policy page<\/p>\n<p><button class=\"mx-auto@xs flex@xs items-center@xs justify-center@xs gap-xxs@xs c-btn c-btn--primary cmp-button\">I accept<\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Originally from Reims, where he completed his pre-training, Pir\u00e8s played for the Lorraine club from 1992 to 1998 then played for OM (1998-2000), Arsenal (2000-06), Villarreal (2006-10) and Aston Villa (2010-11).<\/p>\n<p>World champion in 1998 and Europe in 2000 alongside Zinedine Zidane, Thierry Henry and all the others, the attacking midfielder (79 caps, 14 goals) was also part of the great Arsenal \u201cInvincibles\u201d team in 2003-04, a season that the Gunners completed without the slightest defeat in the English championship.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"c-media\">\n<p><iframe title=\"\u00c7a s\u2019est pass\u00e9 en 1998\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" hspace=\"0\" vspace=\"0\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"true\" mozallowfullscreen=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ultimedia.com\/deliver\/generic\/iframe\/mdtk\/01357940\/zone\/1\/src\/3xruqsu\/showtitle\/1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>He didn&#8217;t say who would be attending his jubilee, but we can imagine there will be some nice linen. \u201cIt will be a party,\u201d he promised. We&#8217;re going to start sending out the invitations. I will do my best to ensure that the players from France 98 and 2000 are present. \u00bb<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Retired since 2016, after a final stint in the Indian championship, Robert Pir\u00e8s had not yet organized his jubilee. This will be done on October 6, at the Saint-Symphorien stadium in Metz, where it was launched among the pros in 1993. 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