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The France women's national football team represents France in international women's football. The team is directed by the French Football Federation (FFF). France competes as a member of UEFA in various international football tournaments such as the FIFA Women's World Cup, UEFA Women's Euro, the Summer Olympics, and the Algarve Cup.
The Division 1 Féminine, shortened as D1 Féminine or D1F, and currently known as D1 Arkema for sponsorship reasons, is the highest division of women's football in France. Run by the French Football Federation, the league is contested by twelve fully professional clubs.
Camille Anne Françoise Abily is a French football manager and former player, best known as a star midfielder for both the French women's national team and for the Lyon club in the Division 1 Féminine. She currently is the assistant manager of Olympique Lyonnais.
Louisa Nécib Cadamuro is a French former professional footballer who played for the France national team. She spent the majority of her career at Lyon, amassing eighteen titles with the French club over a nine-year span. She played as a attacking midfielder and was described as a "gifted playmaker" who "possesses superb technique". Nécib is also known for her "elegant possession, sublime passing skills, and cultured touch on the ball".
Sonia Bompastor is a French football manager and former player who currently manages Lyon of the French Division 1 Féminine. She is the first person to win the UEFA Women's Champions League as both a player and a manager.
ESOF Vendée La Roche is a French women's football club founded in 1978 and is based in La Roche-sur-Yon, in the Vendée department of the Pays de la Loire.
Sandrine Soubeyrand is a French former footballer and current coach of France women's national under-17 football team. She played as a midfielder for France national team, Félines Saint-Cyr, Caluire and Juvisy.
Sabrina Marie-Christine Viguier is a retired French football player. She played as a centre back and has played for the France women's national football team making her debut in 2000. She last played for IF Limhamn Bunkeflo Malmö of the Elitettan until she announced her retirement from football in 2017. She has won the UEFA Women's Champions League twice with Olympique Lyonnais in 2011 and 2012.
Candie Monique Nadine Herbert is a French former footballer who played as a striker for ASJ Soyaux and FCF Hénin-Beaumont in the Division 1 Féminine. Herbert was a member of the France women's national football team, making her debut in 1994 and gaining her 83rd and last cap in 2010.
Lara Joy Dickenmann is a Swiss footballer. She played for German club VfL Wolfsburg and with French club Olympique Lyonnais. She is a versatile footballer who can play as a midfielder or a full-back on either side of the field. She formerly played on the college level at the Ohio State University breaking many records and earning several player honors. In 2008, Dickenmann departed the university and joined D1 Féminine club Lyon.
Caroline Pizzala is a French football player who plays for French club Olympique de Marseille of the Division 1 Féminine. She plays as a central midfielder and is a member of the France women's national football team.
Sarah Bouhaddi is a French professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Division 1 Féminine club Paris Saint-Germain.
Amélie Coquet is a French football player who plays for Racing Club de Lens Féminin. She spent the majority of her career at FCF Juvisy of the Division 1 Féminine. Coquet plays as a midfielder, and won the league with FCF Juvisy in 2005–06. She made seventeen appearances as a French international between 2003 and 2010.
Women's football in France is run by the French Football Federation. As such the national team are eligible to play in the World Cup and the European Championship, whilst clubs can enter the UEFA Women's Champions League. The earliest known women's football match involving the French was a women's French team versus the Dick, Kerr's Ladies team from Preston, played at Goodison Park, Liverpool on Boxing Day 1920, attracted a crowd of 53,000 with another 10–15,000 reportedly turned away because the ground was full.
Alexandra Guiné is a French former football midfielder that played in the French First Division for ESOF La Roche, CNFE Clairefontaine and FCF Juvisy, also playing the UEFA Women's Cup with the latter. She earned three caps for the French national team in 2005, and as a junior international she won the 2003 U-19 European Championship.
Angélique Roujas is a French former women's international footballer who played as a forward. She was a member of the France women's national football team. She was the general manager of FC Metz from 2014 to 2019.
Étoile Sportive Ornaysienne de Football Vendée La Roche-sur-Yon is a French football club from La Roche-sur-Yon, in the Vendée department of the Pays de la Loire. It is mainly known for its women's team.
Fatoumata Baldé is a Guinean association football player who plays for her country's national women's team and currently plays for US Orléans in the Division 2 Feminine.
Julie Thibaud is a French professional footballer who plays as a defender for Division 1 Féminine club Bordeaux and the France national team.
Samia Fikri is a French-born Moroccan footballer who plays as a midfielder for Division 2 Féminine club Montauban FCTG and the Morocco women's national team.
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