The Local France https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed French club snaps up €20K old goalposts French Ligue 1 club St. Etienne confirmed on Friday they have bought Hampden's famous old square goalposts for €20,000, symbol of their 1-0 defeat in the 1976 European Cup final to Bayern Munich. https://www.thelocal.fr/20131012/french-club-snaps-up-20k-goalposts Sat, 12 Oct 2013 15:03:00 +0200 french-club-snaps-up-20k-goalposts French balloonists cross Channel in 'flying fish' A pair of French men made history on Wednesday morning, becoming the first to cross the English Channel in an electric-powered “flying fish” balloon. The odd-shaped vessel landed in Folkestone, Kent two and a half hours after taking off (see video). https://www.thelocal.fr/20130904/flying-fish-balloon-makes-historic-cross-channel-flight Wed, 04 Sep 2013 14:24:00 +0200 flying-fish-balloon-makes-historic-cross-channel-flight