Since 2012, the Jules Rimet Prize has highlighted the relationship between literature and sport, it rewards the beauty of literary work in which these two elements become one.
Composed of Denis Jeambar (President), Serge Airoldi (2023 winner), Hafid Aggoune, Nicolas Baverez, Abdel Belmokadem, Raymond Domenech, Laurence Fischer, Paul Fournel, Patrice Haddad (President of Red Star FC), Julia Kerninon, Julien Legalle (mention special 2023), François-Guillaume Lorrain, Léonore Perrus, Corinne Rimet-Plojoux and Virginie Troussie, the jury will have to elect the successor of the 2023 winner The test by Serge Airoldi at Éditions Inculte.
The four works selected to win the 2024 Jules Rimet Prize are:
- Alice Milliat, the Olympic womanSophie Danger, Éditions Les Pérégrines
- The Immolated IconLionel Froissart, Éditions En Exergue
- RunAndrea Marcolongo, Éditions Gallimard
- The Children of the SeaVirginia Tangvald, Éditions JC Lattès
The winner of the 2024 edition will be known on Thursday November 28. He will receive a check for €3,000 as well as a Red Star jersey. The edition of this prize, created by the Jules Rimet Sport & Culture Association, will be an opportunity to celebrate the man, born October 24, 1873, who allowed Football to be what it is today .
Beyond the prestigious Prize they award, the Ateliers Jules Rimet offer discovery and introductory writing courses to young people from football clubs such as Red Star, Olympique Lyonnais and Olympique de Marseilles.
