Paris loves its football nights. When Paris Saint-Germain Football Club reaches a European final, the city vibrates like it's electrified. Cafés fill up deep into the night, honking car convoys cruise the boulevards, at every street corner people discuss, curse, hope. Before the UEFA Champions League final against Arsenal F.C., the French capital's attention once again focuses on a potentially historic evening. But one thing is certain before kickoff: There will be no victory parade on the Champs-Élysées this time. The decision feels like a small political signal amid the ...
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