France postpones weekend soccer matches after severe winter weather

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Snow figures are seen near to the Eiffel Tower as snow falls in Paris, Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)

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A car drives along a snow-covered road in the forest of Fontainebleau, south of Paris, Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

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An Air France plane sits on the tarmac during a snowfall at Charles de Gaulle airport, north of Paris, Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Masha Macpherson)

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A car drives along a road in the forest of Fontainebleau during a snowfall, near Fontainebleau, south of Paris, Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

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Snow covers the statue “Wounded gladiator” of the gardens of the Fontainebleau castle, in Fontainebleau, south of Paris, Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

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Cars drive along a snow-covered road in the forest of Fontainebleau, south of Paris, Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

PARIS (AP) — Snow and freezing temperatures prompted the French Football Federation to postpone matches this weekend in the women’s top league and men’s lower divisions.

Matches in Ligue 1 were unaffected. Leader Paris Saint-Germain hosted Toulouse on Friday.

The rugby test between France and Argentina at the Stade de France in Paris was also expected to go ahead as planned.

The Caetano storm crossed France on Thursday and caused early winter conditions accompanied by violent winds that disrupted travel in several regions. The national weather service has issued alerts for snow and ice across the country.

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