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Tennis is the second most popular French sport in terms of the number of licensed players with 1,111,316 licensed tennis players in France (2012). France holds the tennis Grand Slam tournament Roland Garros. Some current French high-level players include Gaël Monfils, Richard Gasquet, Lucas Pouille, Caroline Garcia, Alizé Cornet, and Kristina ...
The French National Olympic and Sports Committee ( French: Comité national olympique et sportif français, CNOSF) is the National Olympic Committee of France. It is responsible for France's participation in the Olympic Games, as well as for all of France's overseas departments and territories except French Polynesia. [clarify]
The French football league system, also known as the French football pyramid, is a series of interconnected leagues for club football in France and Monaco, and includes one Spanish side. [ note 1] At the top two levels of the system is the Ligue de Football Professionnel, which consists of two professional national divisions, Ligue 1, Ligue 2 ...
The Musée national du Sport is a national sports museum located in the Grand Stadium of Nice, France . The museum was first established in 1922 by the French minister of war, who held responsibility for sports. In the 1940s, the museum fell into desuetude, but was reestablished by the secretary of state for youth and sports in 1963.
Sport en France (French pronunciation: [spɔʁ ɑ̃ fʁɑ̃s]) is a French free-to-air sports television channel. It was launched in 2019 and is headquartered in Boulogne-Billancourt , near Paris . In 2020, the channel signed on a content exchange program with France Televisions .
The Ligue de Football Professionnel ( French pronunciation: [liɡ də futbol pʁɔfɛsjɔnɛl], Professional Football League ), commonly known as the LFP, is a French governing body that runs the major professional football leagues in France and Monaco. [ 1] It was founded in 1944 and serves under the authority of the French Football Federation.
DF. Defender. MF. Midfielder. FW. Forward. Hugo Lloris is the most-capped male France international having appeared in 145 matches and captained France to victory at the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Olivier Giroud (137 caps, 57 goals) is the national team's all-time leading goalscorer. Michel Platini (72 caps, 41 goals) captained France to victory at ...
W. Wheelchair rugby league. Categories: Sport in France. Sports by country of origin. Sports originating in Europe. French inventions.