France legend Michel Platini launches civil and criminal cases against FIFA and Gianni Infantino

Former UEFA president Michel Platini has launched civil and criminal proceedings in France against FIFA and its president Gianni Infantino, claiming he was the victim of a plot to block his bid to run global football’s governing body in 2015.

France vs Norway, USA vs …: Ranking the 3 best World Cup group stage games

There are 72 group stage games at the upcoming World Cup starting next week. Here are the three you can't miss.

In France, Hegseth invokes immigration and "invasion" in D-Day remarks

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth used a D-Day anniversary speech on Saturday to appear to link immigration by sea to the wartime liberation of Europe, warning that the freedom won by Allied troops could prove temporary if leaders failed to defend it.

Doue 'ready' for World Cup as France win send-off

PSG and France star Desire Doue says he is 'ready' for the World Cup after France win their send-off match against Northern Ireland in Lille.

France Faces New Era of Slumping Births and Demographic Decline

France’s population is on course for rapid decline and aging that will further weigh on an economy already struggling with slowing growth and a rising debt mountain.

Ageing France to see population fall after 2037 peak, INSEE says

France's population is expected to peak in 2037, seven years earlier than previously estimated, before shrinking ​back to around its 2014 level in the ‌following decades, statistics agency INSEE said on Monday.