France national team: The plan for Didier Deschamps' succession has changed

Didier DeschampsThe French Football Federation announced this Saturday that it has changed its plans regarding Didier ...
The New York Times

France tried to do it differently… but they cannot get lucky in major tournaments

Daft Punk’s Get Lucky blasted out in the stadium as French players, desolate and distraught, trudged off its pitch. The song suited the moment. France’s women are all too familiar with sudden-death ...
Time

France Soccer Earns Backlash for Reported Ban on Muslim Players Fasting During Ramadan

France’s governing body for soccer, the French Football Federation (FFF), has sparked fresh controversy over a reported policy that apparently prohibits Muslim athletes from fasting while at the ...
Advanced Television

France Télévisions could resell sports rights

Under pressure to cut costs by €150 million in 2026, French PSB group France Télévisions is planning to resell part of the ...
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What is the Ballon d'Or? Why France Football's prize matters most among individual soccer awards

The Ballon d'Or award remains the highest individual prize in world football based on its long history and prestigious place within the sport. Lionel Messi has reigned supreme in the competition in ...
France 24

France draws with Israel in high-security football match in Paris

Israel and France drew 0-0 in a Nations League football match at Paris's Stade de France under tight security. Around 4,000 police and 1,600 civilian personnel patrolled to prevent fan violence ...
Al Jazeera English

France braces for Israel football match after violence in Amsterdam

Paris, France – Thousands of extra police officers are being deployed in and around Paris ahead of a France-Israel football match on Thursday which comes a week after violence exploded on the ...
The New York Times

France and England. Football teams created by immigration. Countries confused by it.

The scene is a patch of muddy scrubland just off Rue de Judée on the eastern fringes of Calais. A pitch has been marked out with coloured plastic training cones. There are metal five-a-side goals at ...
CNN

French football president apologizes for ‘awkward remarks’ on Zidane after backlash

France Football Federation (FFF) president Noel Le Graet apologised to Zinedine Zidane on Monday after his comments on the former Real Madrid coach drew the ire of players, politicians and even ...