France

Multiple Sports
Industry Moves

Global chemicals company Ineos has appointed Jean-Claude Blanc as chief executive of its sport division, which oversees its interests in football, Formula 1, sailing, cycling, rugby union and running
Tennis
Media

The ethics committee of the French Tennis Federation (FFT) has ruled that the most important matches from the French Open should be shown on free-to-air television after the controversy surrounding the…
Cycling
Events

Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO), the body which organises and promotes the Tour de France, has confirmed that the cycling showpiece’s ‘Grand Départ’ will be held in Italy for the first time in 2024, with t…
Football
Finance & Law

American entrepreneur John Textor has finally completed his takeover of Ligue 1 club Olympique Lyonnais after six months of negotiations
Rugby Union
Governance

Bernard Laporte has decided to abide by a recommendation from the Ethics Committee of the French Rugby Federation (FFR) to step aside as president of the governing body, ahead of a meeting with Sports…
Football
Media

Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports France has hailed “historic audience records” generated during its coverage of the 2022 Fifa World Cup.
Football
Media

France’s dramatic defeat in the Fifa World Cup final delivered an all-time viewing record in the country as commercial broadcaster TF1 netted an average audience of 24.1 million viewers.
Football
Finance & Law

Streaming platform FuboTV was hit by an alleged criminal cyber attack during Wednesday’s Fifa World Cup semi-final match between France and Morocco. 
Football
Media

French pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports is reported to have seen its subscriber base grow from 2.2 million to 2.7 million during the Fifa World Cup in Qatar
Football
Media

TF1, the French commercial broadcaster, registered an average audience of 20.7 million last night as France defeated Morocco 2-0 to reach the Fifa World Cup final in Qatar
Football
Media

The French Football Federation has finalised four-year domestic broadcast rights contracts for the Coupe de France Féminine with public-service broadcaster France Télévisions and pay-TV broadcaster be…
Football
Media

Rai, the Italian public broadcaster, attracted its highest audience of the 2022 Fifa World Cup last night as Argentina defeated Croatia to reach the final. The match was watched by an average of 10
Football
Media

French pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports attracted an average of just over one million viewers for its coverage of France’s Fifa World Cup win against England on Saturday evening.
Rugby Union
Finance & Law

Bernard Laporte, president of the French Rugby Federation (FFR), has stepped down as vice-chairman of World Rugby after he received a two-year suspended prison sentence for corruption
Multi-sport
Finance & Law

Paris 2024 has confirmed a 10-per-cent increase in the budget for the Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, including further public funding for the events
Football
Finance & Law

The long-awaited takeover of Ligue 1 club Olympique Lyonnais by American investor John Textor will be completed by December 19
Football
Media

ITV claimed its best Saturday night on record, while fellow commercial broadcaster TF1 again set a new audience record for the year, as France knocked England out of the 2022 Fifa World Cup
Football
Finance & Law

American investor John Textor has insisted that his takeover of Olympique Lyonnais will go ahead “in the coming days”, despite being given a “final” deadline of yesterday (Wednesday) to complete the dea…