Est-ce que "Il soutient l'équipe de Paris..." est acceptable aussi? Quelle est la différence d'usage entre "soutenir" et "supporter" si il y en a un ?
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Jeffrey B.Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
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This question relates to:French writing exercise "Hurray for football [US:soccer]!"
Asked 2 years ago

Hi Jeffrey,
Although 'supporter' is usually used nowadays for sports and 'soutenir' for more general use, we have added it to the possibilities as it is not wrong.
Take a look at this page which explains its origin -
https://www.francoisenore.com/articles/soutenir-et-supporter
Bonne Continuation !
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