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All the latest football news from France.
UPDATE: What Liverpool fans coming to Paris for the Champions League final need to know
Paris will stage the final of the Uefa Champions League on Saturday May 28th. For any fans coming to the city there are a few things you should know including about travel, planned strikes and the fanzone.
Paris to set up fanzone for Liverpool fans in east of city
Between 50,000 and 60,000 Liverpool are expected to descend on Paris for the Champions League final against Spanish giants Real Madrid next Saturday and reports say that authorities in the city have taken steps to accommodate them.
How France will tackle spike in football hooliganism
Football matches in France will be called off definitively if a player or official is injured by a projectile thrown from the stands, the government has said.
France gets tough on Muslim footballers praying on pitch
The mayor of Nice has threatened to cut the subsidies of football clubs which fail to respect its new “secularism charter”, that includes keeping religion, in particular Islam, off the football pitch.
Seven arrested in Lille as thousands break curfew to celebrate football win
Seven people were arrested as thousands of fans gathered despite a coronavirus curfew to celebrate Lille's Ligue 1 title, the prefecture of the Nord region said on Monday.
French prosecutors demand jail term for Russian accused of leaving England football fan with brain damage
French prosecutors on Friday called for a 15-year prison sentence for one of two Russians accused of beating a British supporter during Euro 2016, an attack that left him with brain injuries.
Police arrest 148 Paris-Saint-Germain fans as cars set ablaze after defeat
Police arrested 148 people as Paris Saint-Germain fans set cars ablaze, smashed shop windows and clashed with police in the French capital after the team's Champions League final defeat to Bayern Munich on Sunday night.
French police arrest 36 after crowds flock to Champs-Elysées following PSG win
French police said on Wednesday they had arrested 36 people overnight after clashes, notably on the Champs-Elysées, following Paris Saint-Germain's victory in the Champions League semi-final.
Police in Paris on high alert for France vs Turkey Euro 2020 clash
Police reinforcements were drafted in Monday amid fears of violence at France's Euro 2020 qualifier against Turkey, a match overshadowed by diplomatic and security tensions after Paris condemned Ankara for its military offensive against Kurdish forces in Syria.
France: Wrong anthem debacle mars France-Albania clash
At its best, sport can promote international harmony, but that was not the case at the Stade de France where the hosts played the Andorran anthem for the Albanian team.
'Not football's job' to combat homophobia: French football chief
The head of French football has pulled away from a hardline stance against homophobic chanting and banners in stadiums on Friday, saying that "too many matches" have been stopped due to anti-gay abuse.
Fans unfurl homophobic banner at Paris Saint-Germain match
French football fans unfurled a homophobic banner at a Ligue 1 game between Paris Saint Germain and Metz on Friday, bringing a game to a halt.
France plans to keep growing women's game after World Cup disappointment
France faces the challenge of continuing to develop women's football after the bitter disappointment of elimination from the World Cup by the United States.
France coach laments 'failure' as hosts knocked out of World Cup
France coach Corinne Diacre accepted that her team's campaign at the women's World Cup would go down as a "failure" but said she would not resign after the hosts were knocked out by the United States in the quarter-finals on Friday.
Rapinoe sinks hosts France as USA set up World Cup semi-final with England
Megan Rapinoe admitted it had been an unforgettable night after her brace took the United States through to the semi-finals of the women's World Cup on Friday, the holders beating France 2-1 in Paris to puncture the hopes of the host nation.
How France has become gripped by Women's World Cup fever
The Women's Football World Cup is in full swing in France, and while some teams have already been knocked out and gone home, off the pitch it's all smiles for the most successful tournament ever.
France enjoy dream start to World Cup on home soil
Host nation France crushed South Korea 4-0 in the opening game of the women's World Cup on Friday.
Five things to know about the Women's World Cup in France
The tournament kicks off on Friday, so here are five things you need to know about the biggest event in women's football.
Woman to referee top French Ligue 1 football match for first time
A men's top flight game in France will be refereed by a woman for the first time this weekend when Stéphanie Frappart takes charge of the Ligue 1 game between Amiens and Strasbourg, the French Football Federation (FFF) has announced.
OPINION: Mbappé's title, but PSG need to breathe new life into Qatari project
After being the star of France's 2018 World Cup triumph, Kylian Mbappé has been the standout player for Paris Saint-Germain in a Ligue 1 title-winning campaign that has been slightly marred by the manner in which they limped over the line.
Ligue 1 match temporarily stopped due to racist abuse
Friday's French Ligue 1 game between Dijon and Amiens was temporarily suspended after the visitors' captain Prince Gouano complained he was racially abused.
French village footballer gets six months jail for attack on referee
A footballer for a village team in the east of France has been handed a six-month prison sentence for an attack on a referee who gave him two yellow cards for foul play during a match.
Parents banned from naming child after France's World Cup stars
A football-mad couple in south-west France have been barred from naming their son "Griezmann Mbappe" after two of the stars of France's World Cup-winning team.