They eventually agreed to merge Patrelle's Stade Saint-Germain and Crescent and Guyot's virtual Paris FC (founded a year earlier).
[7] Along with Fernand Sastre, Patrelle was the great architect of the reform of the French football pyramid in 1970, helping to break the segregation between amateur and professional clubs.
[citation needed] At the 1978 FIFA World Cup in Argentina, Patrelle was the intendant of the France national team, who were playing against Hungary in their final group match after having been eliminated.
The French blue kits had been left in Buenos Aires, and were already in suitcases ready for the departure of the team back to France.
In the end, France had to borrow white jerseys with green stripes from local club Kimberley de Mar del Plata.