At the risk of sounding deeply philosophical, what is ‘the soul’? Wikipedia tells us that ‘in many mythological, religious, philosophical, and psychological traditions, is the incorporeal and, in many conceptions, immortal essence of a person, living thing, or object.’ My record collection tells me it’s Sam Cooke, Otis Redding and Marvin Gaye. My head tells me [...]
Some sporting events become so ingrained in the public consciousness that a shorthand has developed, whereby a two- or three-word phrase immediately conjures up a wealth of images. For American football fans, The Catch will forever mean Montana to Clark for the San Francisco 49ers in 1982. For cricket fans, [...]
Before the Sweden and France group game on Tuesday there will be a minutes silence to commerate the memory of Thierry Roland. A legend of French broadcasting he sadly died in the early hours of Saturday morning. Jonathan Ervine remembers the great man. The day after France’s 2-0 win against [...]
We are definitely getting into the Euro spirit here at French Football Weekly. This week as the tournament starts we will have profiles of some of the players playing in France but representing their respective countries in the tournament. We will also have full coverage of the French games as [...]
Just Fontaine is a name etched in the folklore of the World Cup. His goalscoring exploits for France in the 1958 World Cup in Sweden, where he scored 13 goals in the tournament, are legendary and the record he set there has yet to be surpassed by any player since. [...]
The time has come to reveal the team picked as “The Greatest French Club Side of all Time”….Before we reveal the #1 team a huge thanks goes out to Juliet Jacques for writing a fantastic series. 1. Stade de Reims, 1948-1962 Founded in 1931, Reims began in the Division Honneur [...]
Today is the penultimate article in Juliet Jacques fantastic countdown of the greatest French club sides of all time. Here are teams ranked #2 and #3. 3. Olympique de Marseille, 1989-1994 Unlike Spain, Italy, Germany or England, Le Championnat has not created clubs that have been dominant for long periods, [...]
We continue our countdown of the Greatest French club sides of all time by the wonderful Juliet Jacques. 5. FC Nantes, 1973-1986 One of France’s most successful clubs, FC Nantes were formed a decade after the establishment of Le Championnat, in April 1943. With five teams in Nantes, Mellinot FC manager [...]