Sport In France
Sports in France play an important role in French society, and the country has a strong sporting history. The most popular sport in France is football.
Read more about Sport In France: Football, Tour De France, Basketball, Motorsports, Handball, Rugby Union, Ice Hockey, Australian Rules Football, Tennis, Cycling, Sailing, Pétanque, Parkour, Table Football, Orienteering, Cricket, Skiing
Famous quotes containing the words sport and/or france:
“For generations, a wide range of shooting in Northern Ireland has provided all sections of the population with a pastime which ... has occupied a great deal of leisure time. Unlike many other countries, the outstanding characteristic of the sport has been that it was not confined to any one class.”
—Northern Irish Tourist Board. quoted in New Statesman (London, Aug. 29, 1969)
“The good critic is he who relates the adventures of his soul among masterpieces.”
—Anatole France (1844–1924)