France overhauled its youth system by building the famous Clairefontaine academy in the 1980s, and went on win the World Cup and European Championships consecutively, after years of failure.

法国在上世纪80年度设立著名的克莱尔·方丹足球学校，在少年足球训练体制赶超上来，在多年失利后，相继赢得了世界杯和欧洲杯。

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Sidney Poitier,the first black actor to win an Academy Award, was honored by the president, as was world renowned physicist and author Stephen Hawking.

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