PARIS (Reuters) - Corinne Diacre received a bouquet of flowers from her opposite number but ended up on the losing side when she became the first woman to coach a men's football team in a competitive professional match in France on Monday.
Diacre, celebrating her 40th birthday, also became the first woman to coach in a game in the top two divisions of European football as she made her debut with Clermont Foot in their Ligue 2 match away to Brest.
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