RFI English5 days agoMbappé left out of France squad for Nations League gamesRFIFrance national football team coach Didier Deschamps on Thursday named a new squad without Antoine Griezmann, who announced the end of his international career earlier this week. Captain Kylian Mbappé has been left out of the Nations League matches to allow him to recover from an injury. Thursday's …
RFI EnglishFrench midfielder Antoine Griezmann quits international footballRFIFrance midfielder Antoine Griezmann announced the end of his international career on Monday. The 33-year-old Atletico forward made his debut in March 2014, and won 137 caps for France, scoring 44 goals. "Today, it is with deep emotion that I'm announcing my retirement as a player of the France …
RFI EnglishFrench Olympic and Paralympic athletes enjoy 'golden' send-off in ParisRFIFrance bid a final and reluctant farewell to the Paris Olympics on Saturday with a parade on the Champs-Elysees followed by an evening concert. Many of France's medal winners were presented with the country's top award, the Legion d'Honneur, by President Emmanuel Macron. Around 300 French athletes …
RFI EnglishFrench organisers revel in success of 'benchmark' Paris ParalympicsRFI - Paul MyersFrench organisers and sports chiefs were on Monday basking in the praise for a Paralympic Games hailed as the new benchmark for future events. The first Games held in France in their 64-year history ended on Sunday night with a spectacular closing ceremony in front of 70,000 spectators at the Stade …
RFI EnglishParis 2024 Paralympic Games finish with sound and light spectacularRFI - Paul MyersThe 17th Paralympic Games ended on Sunday night with a spectacular son-et-lumière flourish in front of thousands of Paralympians as well as 65,000 spectators at a rain-soaked Stade de France in Saint Denis. Tony Estanguet, head of the Games' organising committee, paid tribute to the athletes from …
RFI EnglishParis 2024 Paralympics: Five things we learned on Day 10 – Back to realityRFI - Paul MyersPolitical uproar in them thar hills as the Paralympic thrills come to a close. Woe, woe and thrice woe, the end is nigh. Argentina got the football World Cup in 2022 in Qatar. France beat Argentina to claim gold in the blind football. It finished 1-1 and France won the penalty shoot-out to claim …
