The Decathlon Store: The French IKEA Sporting Goods Outlet
History of the Decathlon Brand Today, Decathlon is a company that is no longer to be presented to the French. With a great experience in the distribution of sports and leisure equipment, it has become a real brand with its own identity. From its creation,…
Everything about Football in France (Soccer)
I will use in the article the word soccer and football. The reason is simply that most of my readers are from the USA. French people always loved Football and this is the reason why they created the institutions that manage Football in the world….
The 10 Most Popular Sports in France
I decided to rank the ten most popular sports in France. I gathered the numbers of members on the official website in 2019 of every official sports federation and rounded the numbers. Just to give you an order, the French population is around 67 million…
7 Fun Facts About the Tour de France
What would be France without its famous bicycle race that takes place every summer in the country? Maybe nothing! This race became one of the most important events in France. Even French people that are not into biking or sports, in general, tend to follow…
A Guide to Pétanque: A French Lawn Game
Pétanque: A French Game Commonly known as pétanque, the game of boules is considered one of the most popular sports among the French. The game is not far from British bowling and Italian pétanque (Bocce Ball). Petanque is played on a clay surface under plane…