One job France's Macron won't touch: national soccer coach


French President Emmanuel Macron shakes hands with staff members of the French national soccer team during a meeting at France's training camp in Clairefontaine, near Paris, France, June 5, 2018 prior to the national team's participation to the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia. Francois Mori/Pool via Reuters

PARIS (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron oozes self-confidence, has outwitted his opponents and shrugs off public criticism, but there's one other high-pressure job even he doesn't like the look of: coach of the national soccer team.

"There are always 60 million people who believe they can do better than either," Macron quipped to journalists before lunching with the French squad at their training camp.

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