McDonald's France jokes about scrapping curry sauce after basketball loss to US


FILE PHOTO: Paris 2024 Olympics - Basketball - Men's Gold Medal Game - France vs United States - Bercy Arena, Paris, France - August 10, 2024. Stephen Curry of United States in action with Evan Fournier of France and Isaia Cordinier of France. REUTERS/Stephanie Lecocq/File Photo

PARIS (Reuters) - McDonald's France said it is considering taking curry sauce off its menus until the next Olympics in a joke protest over U.S. basketball team captain Stephen Curry, whose last-gasp heroics denied France gold at the Paris Games.

"For obvious reasons, we are thinking about withdrawing this sauce," the fast-food chain said on Instagram, over a picture of a mini-pot of "classic curry" sauce and a headline saying "for at least four years".

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