Created in September 1999, even before the team.fr, Sports.fr is one of the very first French sites dedicated to sports news. Since his birth, he has evolved considerably while remaining faithful to his exhaustiveness and in a tone that differentiates him from his competitors.
Originally, Sports.fr was the French branch of Sports.com, a British site itself from an American site. Become independent in 2002, he was today, almost 25 years later, among the five most visited sports sites in France according to Médiamétrie.
What group is Sports.fr to?
At the start published by Newsweb, Sports.fr was acquired by Lagardère Active in December 2006. Then, in October 2019, Reworld Media bought Sports.fr and Football.fr To strengthen its sport pole (French Football Weekly.fr,,
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Reworld Media holds 81 media brands in various fields: health (doctissimo), cuisine (Marmiton), entertainment (Closer), technology (digital), automobile (auto plus), science (science & life), and of course sport.
Who is part of the writing of Sports.fr?
Since January 2023, Thomas Pisselet has managed writing Composed of a dozen experienced journalists. Among them, François Kulawik, Yannick Sagorin, Jean-Sébastien Grond, François Tesson, Guillaume Jacquot and Arnold Fortin are historical figures of the site.
They work with freelance editors and a community manager to produce around sixty daily contents, bringing expertise and passion to an audience mainly from Google and social networks.
What sports are covered by Sports.fr?
As its name suggests, Sports.fr targets above all sports enthusiasts while targeting a large audience. All major sporting events are followed live thanks to articles (summaries, analyzes, interviews, etc.) and commented lives.
- Football, sport king in France, is the most covered: Ligue 1, PSG, OM, Champions League, French team, World Cup, Euro, Liga, Premier League, Serie A, Bundesliga, Europa League, etc.
- Cycling (Tour de France, Giro, Vuelta), Rugby (XV of France, Six Nations, Top 14), Tennis (Roland-Garros, Wimbledon, Open d'Australia, US Open, ATP, WTA), Basket (NBA, Euroligue, Betclic Elite), Auto-Moto (F1, WRC, Motogp) are also part of the coverage.
- Sports.fr is also interested in less publicized disciplines in which French athletes shine, especially in the Olympic Games in summer and winter: biathlon, swimming, table tennis, handball, volleyball, athletics.
Sports.fr benefits from a faithful community on social networks. It is on Facebook that the site brings together the largest number of subscribers, nearly 750,000, while it has more than 70,000 followers on X, Instagram and Threats.
