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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

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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.