Season › 2011-12 › News Dr France returns to collect OBE Michael Kenrick , 3 May, 5comments | Jump to most recent Dr David France, the father of the Everton Collection, Hall of Fame, Former Players Foundation, etc, was hoping that, on this trip back to England, he would be watching Everton in the FA Cup Final but he must must make do with picking up an OBE from The Queen at Buckingham Palace on Friday. The Guardian recap Dr Everton's magnificent contribution not only to Merseyside football but to the game as a whole where clubs like Barcelona, Real Madrid, Monaco and Bayer Leverkusen have adopted the model of the Everton Former Players Foundation, which Dr France founded, to support ex-players after retirement. Quotes or other material sourced from The Guardian Reader Comments (5) Note: the following content is not moderated or vetted by the site owners at the time of submission. Comments are the responsibility of the poster. Disclaimer Add Your Comments In order to post a comment, you need to be logged in as a registered user of the site. » Log in now Or Sign up as a ToffeeWeb Member — it's free, takes just a few minutes and will allow you to post your comments on articles and Talking Points submissions across the site. About these ads