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Paris lands equestrian showpiece, as FEI steps up Global Champions League battle
Paris has seen off competition from Gothenburg and Las Vegas to land the International Equestrian Federation’s (FEI) 2018 World Cup jumping and dressage finals, while the federation has signalled its intention to maintain its long-running legal battle with organisers of the Global Champions League (GCL) competition.
France to launch bid for 2023 Alpine World Ski Championships
The French Ski Federation (FFS) has announced it will bid to host the 2023 Alpine World Ski Championships.
FEI details bidders for 2018 World Cup Finals
The International Equestrian Federation (FEI) has received bids from three cities for the hosting rights to the 2018 World Cup jumping and dressage finals.
Brand Connection
Kevin Roberts investigates why and how brands are attracted to French sports properties.
French Revolution
SportBusiness International looks at the major sports events on the horizon for France, as well as its battlefield television broadcast industry.
Saints and Sinners
Bastien Drut, French economist and consultant for Soccernomics, gives his account of how football club Paris Saint-Germain is pioneering the domestic game.
London turns down chance to open 2017 Tour de France
London has made a late decision to reject the chance to stage the Grand Depart of the 2017 Tour de France, with Germany now reportedly set to assume the hosting rights to the opening rounds of the cycling showpiece.
French Minister calls for tighter security controls
Thierry Braillard, France’s Secretary of State for Sport, has called for security measures inside French stadia to be improved ahead of the Uefa Euro 2016 national team tournament in the country after major crowd trouble disrupted a top-tier Ligue 1 football match yesterday (Sunday).
Paris confirms bid for 2024 Olympics
Paris has become the latest city to submit a formal bid to host the 2024 summer Olympic Games ahead of the deadline that has been set for tomorrow (Tuesday) by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
Marseille lined up to stage 2024 Olympic sailing by Paris bid
Marseille has been earmarked as the destination for the sailing competition at the 2024 summer Olympic Games, if the event is awarded to Paris.
European Football Sponsorship Report 2015-16
Lyon president outlines ‘Premiere Ligue’ vision for French football
Olympique Lyonnais president Jean-Michel Aulas has said Ligue 1 clubs are planning to a form a ‘Premiere Ligue’ union in an effort to drive through reform in domestic football.
FFF and LFP in conflict after ruling on French football revamp
A war of words broke out between the French Football Federation (FFF) and the French Football League (LFP) today (Thursday) after the former body annulled the latter’s plan to overhaul the promotion and relegation system in club football.
Paris replaces Monaco on Formula E calendar, as slot opens for new Americas race
Paris has been confirmed as Monaco’s replacement for Formula E’s second season, with organisers remaining in talks to retain four races in the Americas after Miami lost its place on the 2015-16 calendar.
French court overturns Monaco’s tax deal with LFP
France’s highest administrative court has today (Thursday) thrown out a disputed agreement between the French Football League (LFP) and AS Monaco which allows the club to compete in Ligue 1 without losing the benefit of being fiscally based in a tax haven.
Blatter points to French and German political pressure in World Cup vote
Fifa president Sepp Blatter has claimed there were “political interventions” from the presidents of France and Germany ahead of the voting for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups, stating criticism over the award of the tournaments to Russia and Qatar should not be solely directed at world football’s governing body.
Rugby World Cup 2023 contenders remain at four as US withdraws interest
The list of candidates to host the 2023 Rugby World Cup will remain at four after World Rugby today (Friday) said that the United States has elected not to follow-up initial interest in staging its showpiece national team tournament.
Uefa lifts FFP sanctions on PSG and Manchester City
Uefa, football’s European governing body, has lifted a number of restrictions from Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain after both clubs were able to meet its Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules.