French Game: How France Built the World's Most Enduring Football Power

How did France become the most stable and dominant footballing nation of the modern era? From the collapse of the 1960s to the coronations of 1998 and 2018, from Clairefontaine to the global talent market, The French Game tells the untold story of how a nation rebuilt football not as myth, but as system. Julien Peltier traces the transformation of French football into a modern power: disciplined, ...