Did you know? Football fans have French to thank for World Cup How two Frenchmen founded one of the most popular sports competitions in the world
Photo: French-Moroccan comic’s half and half supporter top Jamel Debbouze could not choose between his two teams when he went to watch the semi-final match
France celebrates as The Sun’s England football campaign backfires People in Paris turned posters designed to annoy the French ahead of the France-England quarter-final around on the tabloid
news Christmas cash aid, terror trial verdicts: The week ahead in France We also see two very different beauty contests (one is for chickens), new grants for electronic device repairs and, of course, the France-Morocco World Cup semi-final
French football phrases you may hear in England-France World Cup game While we list quotes from years gone by, the events of the match could also produce the next memorable sentence to be passed on through the generations
Lyon light festival, renewable energy debate: The week ahead in France This week also sees a Christmassy saint’s day, an immigration debate, France play in the World Cup quarter-final and more
Railcard sale ends, doctors to strike: The week ahead in France We also look at President Macron’s state visit to US, the Paris Olympic ticket ballot opening and more
What’s coming up? The week ahead in France Christmas markets open, half-price railcard sale continues, Thalys train attack appeal, magistrates strike, France plays its first World Cup match and more
Qatar 2022: President Macron says ‘sport should not be politicised’ The president responded to criticism about a possible visit to the World Cup. It comes as France warns spectators about phone spying in the emirate
Major cities in France refuse to screen or support Qatar World Cup Mayors across the country have condemned the 2022 event, saying that it is an ‘aberration’ from a human rights, environmental, and sporting perspective
Obama celebrates diversity of French World Cup team Former US President Barack Obama has commended the victorious French World Cup 2018 football team for its diversity, in a speech celebrating 100 years since the birth of late South African icon Nelson Mandela.
France's World Cup stars set for heroes' return RATP renames Paris Metro stations in honour of Moscow winners, who will take part in an open-top bus parade along Champs-Elysées on Monday afternoon
