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 Didier Deschamps said Saturday that France were taking "as many precautions as possible" to stop the spread of a virus that is threatening their preparations for their World Cup final showdown with Argentina. https://www.thelocal.fr/20221217/france-battle-to-stop-spread-of-virus-on-eve-of-world-cup-final Sat, 17 Dec 2022 11:52:36 +0100 france-battle-to-stop-spread-of-virus-on-eve-of-world-cup-final 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. https://www.thelocal.fr/20211216/france-puts-football-hooligans-on-notice-after-payet-bottle-incident Thu, 16 Dec 2021 14:47:42 +0100 france-puts-football-hooligans-on-notice-after-payet-bottle-incident 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. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210524/seven-arrested-in-lille-as-thousands-break-curfew-to-celebrate-football-win Mon, 24 May 2021 19:43:33 +0200 seven-arrested-in-lille-as-thousands-break-curfew-to-celebrate-football-win 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. https://www.thelocal.fr/20201211/french-prosecutors-call-for-15-year-sentence-for-russian-euro-hooligan-accused-of-beating-england-supporter Fri, 11 Dec 2020 15:13:03 +0100 french-prosecutors-call-for-15-year-sentence-for-russian-euro-hooligan-accused-of-beating-england-supporter 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. https://www.thelocal.fr/20200824/police-arrest-148-paris-saint-germain-fans-as-cars-set-ablaze-after-defeat Mon, 24 Aug 2020 10:49:15 +0200 police-arrest-148-paris-saint-germain-fans-as-cars-set-ablaze-after-defeat 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. https://www.thelocal.fr/20200819/french-police-arrest-36-after-crowds-flocks-to-champs-elyse-following-psg-win Wed, 19 Aug 2020 13:08:14 +0200 french-police-arrest-36-after-crowds-flocks-to-champs-elyse-following-psg-win 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. https://www.thelocal.fr/20191014/police-in-paris-on-high-alert-ahead-of-france-turkey-euro-2020-clash Mon, 14 Oct 2019 15:30:36 +0200 police-in-paris-on-high-alert-ahead-of-france-turkey-euro-2020-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. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190908/france-wrong-anthem-debacle-mars-france-albania-clash Sun, 08 Sep 2019 17:59:49 +0200 france-wrong-anthem-debacle-mars-france-albania-clash 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. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190907/too-many-matches-stopped-for-homophobic-chants-french-fa-chief Sat, 07 Sep 2019 12:27:57 +0200 too-many-matches-stopped-for-homophobic-chants-french-fa-chief 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. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190831/fans-unfurl-homophobic-banner-at-paris-saint-germain-match Sat, 31 Aug 2019 09:55:56 +0200 fans-unfurl-homophobic-banner-at-paris-saint-germain-match 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. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190630/france-plans-to-keep-growing-womens-game-after-world-cup-disappointment Sun, 30 Jun 2019 09:37:50 +0200 france-plans-to-keep-growing-womens-game-after-world-cup-disappointment 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. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190629/france-coach-laments-failure-as-hosts-knocked-out-of-world-cup Sat, 29 Jun 2019 15:16:21 +0200 france-coach-laments-failure-as-hosts-knocked-out-of-world-cup 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. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190629/rapinoe-sinks-hosts-france-as-usa-set-up-world-cup-semi-final-with-england Sat, 29 Jun 2019 10:56:04 +0200 rapinoe-sinks-hosts-france-as-usa-set-up-world-cup-semi-final-with-england 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. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190625/why-everybody-is-winning-at-womens-world-cup-tournament-in-france Tue, 25 Jun 2019 17:20:36 +0200 why-everybody-is-winning-at-womens-world-cup-tournament-in-france Host nation France crushed South Korea 4-0 in the opening game of the women's World Cup on Friday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190608/france-enjoy-dream-start-to-world-cup-on-home-soil Sat, 08 Jun 2019 10:41:04 +0200 france-enjoy-dream-start-to-world-cup-on-home-soil The tournament kicks off on Friday, so here are five things you need to know about the biggest event in women's football. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190607/five-things-to-know-about-the-womens-football-world-cup-in-france Fri, 07 Jun 2019 20:15:45 +0200 five-things-to-know-about-the-womens-football-world-cup-in-france 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. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190423/stephanie-frappart-to-become-first-female-referee-in-frances-ligue-1 Tue, 23 Apr 2019 19:28:05 +0200 stephanie-frappart-to-become-first-female-referee-in-frances-ligue-1 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. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190422/opinion-mbappe-title-but-psg-need-to-breathe-new-life-into-qatari-project Mon, 22 Apr 2019 15:05:51 +0200 opinion-mbappe-title-but-psg-need-to-breathe-new-life-into-qatari-project Friday's French Ligue 1 game between Dijon and Amiens was temporarily suspended after the visitors' captain Prince Gouano complained he was racially abused. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190413/ligue-1-match-temporarily-stopped-due-to-racist-chants Sat, 13 Apr 2019 10:35:03 +0200 ligue-1-match-temporarily-stopped-due-to-racist-chants 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. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190327/french-amateur-footballer-gets-six-months-for-attack-on-referee Wed, 27 Mar 2019 12:07:44 +0100 french-amateur-footballer-gets-six-months-for-attack-on-referee