When 90,000 football fans sing the French national anthem Tuesday, they will be evoking a defiant “call to arms” which was first penned centuries before the Paris terrorist attacks. Just a few days ...

Originally written as a war song, 'La Marseillaise' has evolved into a symbol of unity and solidarity - and here's what it means France have been one of the most exciting teams to watch in recent ...

Quite recently, I was in a house filled with strangers. Sometimes, whenever I'm introduced to new people and they ask what I do for a living, there's an inevitable intrigue when I tell them. 'Sports ...

The first time we knew it was all different, even in sports, was at the Super Bowl at Tampa Stadium in January of 1991. It was during the first Gulf War, the first time we had the truly insane notion ...

So, why? Reader question: Why does secular France have so many Catholic holidays? If you’ve watched any of the wall-to-wall Paris Olympics coverage then the chances are you will have heard La ...

WE’VE all heard La Marseillaise, the France national anthem, but have you ever stopped and asked what the words actually meant? At Wembley Stadium today, those words will have new meaning. The match ...

SAINT DENIS, France “La Marseillaise” is such a grand old fight song, Notre Dame ought to chuck its little ditty right out the window and steal this baby. The French national anthem is No. 1 on this ...

A French-German weapons manufacturer ramps up production to meet the needs of France's war economy. An encounter with France's largest supercomputer dedicated to artificial intelligence. And how the ...