The Paris Musketeers are an

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team in Paris, France, that plays in the

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(ELF) in the Western Conference.

History

The long awaited Paris franchise was announced on 23 September 2022 via a press statement, together with the

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for the 2023 European League of Football expansion. The team is owned and operated by the capital group named ''Les Mousquetaires de Paris'' and is based in

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, eastern of Paris. General manager is former

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-Player Marc-Angelo Soumah and Frantzy Dorlean is the inaugural president of the franchise. Further stakeholders are Patrick Butler,

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Grey Cup winner Jason Johnson and John McKeon, all operating as directors. The team name ''Saints'', logo and colors of the franchise were unveiled on 23 January 2023. In the meantime, they were known as ''Paris Football Team''. On the 27 February 2023, the organization announced, that they have changed their official name into Musketeers. First head coach of the franchise will be former Vanderbilt Commodores' defensive secondary coach Marc Mattioli. The first ever recruitment camp of the team was organized on 20 November 2022 with around 240 French and international players in attendance. Shortly after the first players were announced with French nationals Mamadou Sy and Mamadou Doumbouya, both having their origins from the national league champion

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. Further building blocks of the roster consists of the first ever franchise quarterback Zach Edwards, coming from the

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Stadium

The Musketeers held their tryout at the

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with a capacity of 30,680 seats. On 13 March 2023, the franchise announced the Stade Jean Bouin in the

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as their home field for the 2023 season.

Roster

Staff

Head coaches

References

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