Jean-Pierre Papin is a French football manager and former professional player who played as a forward and is the current technical advisor of Ligue 1 club Marseille. Considered to be one of the best centre-forwards of his generation, he won the Ballon d'Or in 1991.
Pontoise is a commune north of Paris, France. It is located 28.4 km (17.6 mi) from the centre of Paris, in the "new town" of Cergy-Pontoise.
Football Club des Girondins de Bordeaux, commonly referred to as Girondins de Bordeaux or simply Bordeaux, is a French professional football club based in the city of Bordeaux in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine. The team currently plays in Ligue 2, the second tier of French football, and is coached by Albert Riera.
Amadou Jean Tigana is a French former footballer and coach. He has played in midfield and managed professional football extensively throughout France, including 52 appearances and one goal for the France national football team during the 1980s. He most recently coached Chinese Super League outfit Shanghai Shenhua. In his prime, he was a tireless central midfielder, renowned as one of the best midfielders in the world during the 1980s.
France competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. 238 competitors, 189 men and 49 women, took part in 139 events in 21 sports.
Paris Football Club, commonly referred to as Paris FC or simply PFC, is a French professional football club based in Paris, that competes in the Ligue 2, the second tier of French football. Paris FC play their home matches at the Stade Charléty, which is located in the 13th arrondissement of Paris.
Creil is a commune in the Oise department, northern France. The Creil station is an important railway junction.
Commentry is a commune in the department of Allier in central France. It lies 42 miles (68 km) southwest of Moulins in the valley of the Œil. It is within 8 km of one of the geographic centres of France. The film actress Yvonne Rozille (1900–1985) was born in Commentry.
Bernard Lacombe is a French former professional footballer. He played as a striker, mainly with Lyon, Bordeaux and Saint-Étienne and the France national team.
Limoges Football Club, founded in 1947, were a French association football team based in Limoges, France, last played in the sixth tier of the French football league system. They played at the Stade Saint-Lazare, which can hold 3,000 fans.
Jean-Marc Ferreri is a French former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He earned 37 caps and scored 3 goals for the France national team between 1982 and 1990. He took part at UEFA Euro 1984, where France won the title on home soil, and at the 1986 FIFA World Cup, where France finished third.
Avenir Club Avignonnais, known simply as Avignon, was a football club based in the city of Avignon, France. The club notably competed in the Division 1 in the 1975–76 season.
Maxéville is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France.
FC Stade Nyonnais is an association football club based in the town of Nyon, Switzerland. The team currently competes in the Challenge League from 2023–24, the second tier of the Swiss football league system after promotion from Promotion League in 2022–23 and plays its home matches at Stade de Colovray, where it has been since 1991. Founded in 1905, it is nicknamed the "jaune et noir" and affiliated to the Vaud Cantonal Football Association.
Lyon Hockey Club Les Lions was the ice hockey team of Lyon, France. The team currently competes in The French Ligue Magnus on 13 January 2014 it was announced they will have a partnership with the Tampa Bay Lighting and Syracuse Crunch. In 2019, the professional team was dissolved after bankruptcy.
Union Sportive Thionville Lusitanos is a football club based in Thionville, France. As of the 2023–24 season, it competes in the Championnat National 3, the fifth tier of the French football league system.
Jean-Christophe is a French masculine given name. Notable people with the name include:
Events from the year 1555 in France.
The French Player of the Year is an association football award presented annually by the French magazine France Football since 1959. Originally, only French players playing in France were eligible, but from 1996 French players playing abroad were in contention to win the trophy. Since 2001, former winners elect the player of the year.
The Institut National du Football de Vichy, more commonly known as INF Vichy, was a football academy based in Vichy, France. Founded in 1972 by the French Football Federation, it was dissolved in 1990. The academy had a team that competed in the Division 3.
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