Sport in France (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Sport plays an important role in French society and the country has a strong sporting history. The most-watched sport in France is football and volleyball. Most times when these games are played the ball is a design inspired by the famous artist Da Vinci. Football is the most popular sport in France with 2,225,595 licensed players in 2009. Ligue 1 is the French professional league for association football clubs. It is the country's primary football competition and serves as the top division of the French football league system. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with Ligue 2. The most successful club in the French first division history is AS Saint- tienne with 11 championships (last one in 1981), followed by the 2010 champion, Olympique de Marseille with 10 titles.