The 1998 World Cup winner fired up Instagram Sunday to vent his "profound deep anger" after protests turned into total madness with torched cars, looted stores, and trashed streets.More than 2,400 rioters have already been locked up nationwide, Fox News Digital reported.PHOTOS SHOW AFTERMATH OF RIOTS AS MASKED GROUPS CLASH WITH POLICE ACROSS FRANCEWhat started as protests over school policy and living costs quickly turned into complete street warfare over the weekend.
Masked mobs smashed up store windows and set cars on fire, forcing riot police to unload tear gas in Paris and Marseille while French President Emmanuel Macron admitted he felt "both anger and shame."FRENCH NEWSPAPER RIPS MACRON AFTER RIOTS ERUPT ACROSS FRANCE: ‘INDELIBLE STAIN’The ex-Arsenal star didn't dance around it, unleashing on the lawless mobs tearing through neighborhoods.Pedestrians walk along a street covered in debris a day after nationwide protests against the "high cost of living", in Marseille on October 18, 2026.(Thibaud Moritz/AFP/Getty Images)This photograph shows a fire burning and destroying the city hall after a group of individuals forced entry into the building during ongoing protest action against the "high cost of living", in Limoges, central France on October 17, 2026 as part of a nationwide call for mobilisation bringing together various groups expressing their anger: former "Yellow Vest", secondary school and university students, climate activists and even farmers.
After weeks of student protests, France faces broader, nationwide demonstrations on October 17, 2026 over the cost of living, setting up a potentially fraught six months heading into a presidential election.A police source told AFP that authorities estimated nearly 200,000 people could take part, with 40,000 in Paris.
Emmanuel Petit of RMC Sport comments on the UEFA Champions League Group G match between Olympique Lyonnais and RB Leipzig at Groupama Stadium on Dec.10, 2019, in Lyon, France.
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