The Smurfs was a fictional Belgian comic series featuring small blue creatures who lived in a forest. The members of the France Manchester United supporters’ club, meanwhile, are red, human and, predictably, French.
The branch’s initial name – ‘Les SMURF’ (Supporters of Manchester United in France) – might give those who remember the American TV adaptation of the series a chuckle.
But MUSC France is deadly serious, passing its 20th anniversary last year.
“We’re sending 20-30 fans to Old Trafford every matchday,” club secretary Geoffroy Fisher tells us.
