While anticipation for a Football World Cup grows elsewhere, flags hang from windows, and cities plan public fan zones, Clermont-Ferrand takes a remarkably different path. The capital of Auvergne is preparing for the tournament with a package of measures that above all signals: safety takes precedence over celebratory atmosphere. The trigger for this unusually strict approach are the riots of recent weeks. After Paris Saint-Germain's triumph in the Champions League,…
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