"19 cm wide. The female equivalent of La Coupe des Mousquetaires, awarded to the winner of the Women's Singles competition, is the Coupe Suzanne Lenglen. An exact replica of the Coupe des Mousquetaires was awarded to Rafael Nadal for his 10th win at the French Open in June 2017. It is the same exact size and made of the same material as the original trophy but instead of a marble base it is just a simple black colored base. On the front of the base of Nadal's trophy it says 'Decima' meaning 'Tenth' in Spanish and it also states all"
"1920s, and ""les Quatre Mousquetaires"" (""the Four Musketeers"")—Jacques ""Toto"" Brugnon, Jean Borotra (the ""Bouncing Basque""), Henri Cochet (the ""Magician""), and René Lacoste (the ""Crocodile"")—in the 1920s and 1930s. In 1927, France defeated the United States to win the Davis Cup, due largely to the Musketeers' efforts. Roland Garros was constructed as a venue for France's successful defense the following year. France retained the Cup until 1933, again largely because of the Musketeers. A monument to France's six Cup championships stands at the center of ""Place des Mousquetaires"", a circular courtyard near the venue's entrance. In October 1939, shortly after the"
"Bouclier de Brennus The Bouclier de Brennus, or Brennus Shield in English, is a trophy awarded to the winners of the French rugby union domestic league. The shield was not named, as it is often believed, after the famous Gallic warrior Brennus but rather artist Charles Brennus, co-founder of the ""Union des sociétés françaises de sports athlétiques"" (USFSA), the original governing body of rugby union in France. Charles Brennus sculpted the shield himself in 1892, based on an original design from his friend and fellow USFSA co-founder Pierre de Coubertin, the man who founded the modern Olympic Games. The trophy"
"the hallowed trophy. The most recent champions are Castres in 2018; Clermont Auvergne were the most recent first-time champions, having won their first title in 2010. Source: French National Rugby League Bouclier de Brennus The Bouclier de Brennus, or Brennus Shield in English, is a trophy awarded to the winners of the French rugby union domestic league. The shield was not named, as it is often believed, after the famous Gallic warrior Brennus but rather artist Charles Brennus, co-founder of the ""Union des sociétés françaises de sports athlétiques"" (USFSA), the original governing body of rugby union in France. Charles Brennus"
"gate due to more established stadiums having the ability to carry more spectators. The winner of the Coupe de France trophy normally holds on to the trophy for one year to put in on display at their headquarters before returning it to the French Football Federation. In the early 1980s, the cup was stolen, but was retrieved by the authorities quickly. Since 1927, the President of France has always attended the cup final and presented the trophy to the winning team's captain. Gaston Doumergue was the first French president to attend the final. Similar to other countries' cup competitions, the"
"Trophée des Champions The Trophée des Champions (, ""Champions' Trophy""), is a French association football trophy contested in an annual match between the champions of Ligue 1 and the winners of the Coupe de France. It is equivalent to the Super Cups found in many countries. The match, with its current name, was first played in 1995, but the format in French football has existed since 1949 when the 1948–49 first division champions, Stade de Reims, defeated the winners of the 1948–49 edition of the Coupe de France, RCF Paris, 4–3 at the Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir in Colombes. The match"
"Coupe de la Ligue The Coupe de la Ligue (), known outside France as the French League Cup, is a knockout cup competition in French football organized by the Ligue de Football Professionnel. The tournament was established in 1994 and, unlike the Coupe de France, is only open to professional clubs in France which play in country's top three football divisions, though only four professional clubs currently play in the Championnat National. Paris Saint-Germain are the current champions, having defeated Monaco 3–0 for a record eighth title in the 2017–2018 competition. Competitions similar to the Coupe de la Ligue had"
"Coupe de France The Coupe Charles Simon, commonly known as the Coupe de France (), is the premier knockout cup competition in French football organized by the French Football Federation. The cup competition is named after Charles Simon, a French sportsman who died while serving in World War I, and is open to all amateur and professional football clubs in France, including clubs based in the overseas departments and territories. The final is played at the Stade de France and the winner of the Coupe de France qualifies for the group stage of the UEFA Europa League. The reigning champions"
"Stade Pierre de Coubertin twice in Cannes, the Stade de la Meinau in Strasbourg, and the Stade de l'Abbé Deschamps in Auxerre. On 12 May 2009, the French Football Federation announced that the 2009 Trophée des Champions would be played outside France for the first time, at the Olympic Stadium in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It has since been held in Tunisia, Morocco, the United States, Gabon and China. Trophée des Champions The Trophée des Champions (, ""Champions' Trophy""), is a French association football trophy contested in an annual match between the champions of Ligue 1 and the winners of the"
"Coupe du Monde de la Boulangerie The Coupe du Monde de la Boulangerie is an international, invitational artisan baking competition held in Paris, France, every three to four years. Begun in 1992 by Christian Vabret, president of the Ecole Française de Boulangerie d'Aurillac, to reverse what he considered to be a decline in bread quality, the Coupe du Monde is a competition where bakers who practice the craft of artisan baking compete against teams from other nations, using traditional techniques. The purpose of the competition is to gather artisan bakers from around the world to celebrate their profession, share knowledge"
"of artisan baking techniques, and reinstate the value of the artisan baking profession. Also known as the World Cup of Baking, the Coupe du Monde de la Boulangerie is held in conjunction with Europain, an international bakery, patisserie, and catering exhibition attracting more than 80,000 visitors. Teams from 12 countries are invited to compete in the Coupe du Monde de la Boulangerie, based upon their rankings in regional competitions. Countries whose teams placed first, second, and third in the previous Coupe du Monde de la Bounlangerie are automatically guaranteed a place in the next Coupe du Monde. Each team is"
"based on the rules of their respective tours. Players receive prize money and points as follows: The trophies, designed and made by Maison Mellerio dits Meller, are all made of pure silver with finely etched decorations on their side. Each new singles winner gets his or her name written on the base of the trophy. Winners receive custom-made pure silver replicas of the trophies they have won. Broadcast rights to the French Open (as of 2016) are as follows: FranceTV Sports & EuroSport 1&2. France Télévisions and Eurosport hold the broadcast rights to the French Open in 2016. ITV Sport"
"the competition, but allows sponsors of the French Football Federation to showcase themselves on club's kits at the expense of the club's sponsors. Among them include SFR, Caisse d'Epargne, Crédit Agricole, Sita-Suez, and Carrefour. Paris Saint-Germain have a record of 12 Coupe de France titles, following the result of the 2017–18 cup. Marseille have appeared in the most finals having played in 19. The Parisian club have won 'a double' i.e. the Coupe de France and the Coupe de la Ligue in the same season in 1995, 1998, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018. Marseille are one of four clubs who"
"competition is usually awarded the ""Petit Poucet Plaque"". One of the competition's biggest upsets occurred in February 1957 when Algerian club SCU El Biar defeated Stade de Reims who had players such as Robert Jonquet, Michel Hidalgo, Léon Glovacki, and Just Fontaine. One of the more recent successes of an amateur club occurred during the 1999–2000 competition when Championnat de France amateur club Calais RUFC reached the final. Calais, composed of doctors, dock workers, and office clerks, started the competition in the 5th round and, after defeating fellow amateurs, beat clubs Lille, Langon-Castets, Cannes, Strasbourg, and Bordeaux to advance to"
"four players in the Top-20 has been reproduced in mid-2011, in early 2012 and early 2016. Sources The Four Musketeers (tennis) The Four Musketeers, () after a popular 1920s film adaptation of Alexandre Dumas' classic, were French tennis players who dominated the game in the second half of the 1920s and early 1930s, winning 20 Grand Slam titles and 23 Grand Slam doubles. They also led France to six straight Davis Cup wins, 1927–32, in an era when Cup matches enjoyed a prestige similar to today's FIFA World Cup finals. At its creation in 1927, the tournament that would later"
"Taça de Moçambique The Taça de Moçambique, also known as Taça Moçambique (meaning Cup of Mozambique) is the second most important football competition of Mozambique, and it is organized by the Mozambican Football Federation. The competition's first edition was competed for in 1978. The competition is a one-legged single-elimination tournament between teams from all over the country. The competition is divided in two parts. In the first part, which is called ""Fase Provincial"" (meaning ""Provincial Stage""), clubs are split into regional groups in which they play against teams from the same province. The second part of the cup, which is"
"much like a cup competition in soccer is second to the championship. As a consequence, ""le Du-Manoir"", as it was nicknamed, became a very sought-after title for all French clubs. The competition bears the name of a young promising French international player from Racing Club de France, Yves du Manoir, who died in a plane crash in January 1928 at the age of 23. There was no competition between 1939 and 1952, a period during which the French Federation launched the Coupe de France. In 1996-1997, the French Federation took over the competition as ""Trophée Du-Manoir Coupe de France"". In"
"displacing Richard Gasquet as French no. 1. By the end of 2008, France had four players in the top 20 (Simon, Tsonga, Gasquet, and Monfils), for the first time since computer rankings were established in 1973. The French paper ""L'Equipe"" grouped the four player as ""néo-Mousquetaires"". French TV Canal+ went on to produce a documentary series that followed the four French players and their touring around the world. The series ""Les 4 Mousquetaires"" went on the air for two seasons during 2009 and 2010. On November 3, he qualified for the Tennis Masters Cup, a tournament usually reserved for the"
"2018–19 Coupe de France The 2018–19 Coupe de France is the 102nd season of the main football cup competition of France. The competition is organised by the French Football Federation (FFF) and is open to all clubs in French football, as well as clubs from the overseas departments and territories (Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Mayotte, New Caledonia (AS Magenta, winner of 2018 New Caledonia Cup), Tahiti (AS Dragon, winner of 2017–18 Tahiti Cup), Réunion, Saint Martin and Saint Pierre and Miquelon). Paris Saint-Germain are the defending champions. Dates for the first two qualifying round are set by the individual Regional"
"Coupe de la Jeunesse The Coupe de la Jeunesse is an international rowing regatta rowed over 2,000 m every year. It was founded in 1985 and is open to rowers who are 18 or under by the end of the current calendar year. It is a two-day team event, with points awarded to nations based on finishing position in each category. As a result, a strong overall team is required to take overall victory in the Coupe, and the event has only ever been won by Great Britain (15 wins), Italy (11 wins), and France (8 wins). Each category is"
"so far: Coupe de France Féminine The Coupe de France Féminine (, ""Women's French Cup"") is a cup competition, exclusively for French women's football clubs. The competition is open to all professional and non-professional women's teams in France. The inaugural edition of the competition was held in 2001. The final match of the competition is normally held at the Stade de France, however other venues may be used. The defending champions are Lyon, who defeated Montpellier 2–1 on 15 May 2016. From the 2011–12 season onwards, the competition is played under the name ""Coupe de France Feminine"" after previously being"
"The first three finals were held at Parc des Princes; from 1998 edition until 2015, the finals have been held at the Stade de France. Strasbourg and Paris Saint-Germain have won the competition at both stadiums. Gueugnon became the first team below the top division of France to win the cup after beating Paris Saint-Germain in the 2000 final. Overall, there have been 14 winners of the competition since its inception. The current holders of the cup are Paris Saint-Germain, who beat AS Monaco in the 2017 final to win the cup for a record eighth time, fourth in a"
"Coupe de France Féminine The Coupe de France Féminine (, ""Women's French Cup"") is a cup competition, exclusively for French women's football clubs. The competition is open to all professional and non-professional women's teams in France. The inaugural edition of the competition was held in 2001. The final match of the competition is normally held at the Stade de France, however other venues may be used. The defending champions are Lyon, who defeated Montpellier 2–1 on 15 May 2016. From the 2011–12 season onwards, the competition is played under the name ""Coupe de France Feminine"" after previously being played under"
"as a one-off match between the Coupe de France winners and the Ligue 1 champions. Only one French club, Olympique de Marseille, has won the UEFA Champions League in 1993. Stade de Reims (1956, 1959), AS Saint-Étienne (1976), and AS Monaco (2004) have been runners-up. SC Bastia (1978), FC Girondins de Bordeaux (1996) and Olympique de Marseille (1999, 2004, 2018) have also been runners-up in the UEFA Europa League. France women's national football team main international achievement has been fourth place at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup and will host the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup. Women's national professional"
"are Paris Saint-Germain who defeated Les Herbiers VF in the final of the 2017–18 competition. The Coupe de France was first held in 1917–18 and, during the 2016–17 season, celebrated its 100th season. Combined with random draws and one-off matches (no replays), the Coupe de France can be difficult for the bigger clubs to win. The competition is usually beneficial to the amateur clubs as it forces higher-ranked clubs, usually professional clubs, to play as the away team when drawn against lower-league opposition if they are competing two levels below them. Despite the advantages, only two amateur clubs have reached"
"titles between 2010 and 2012, and consecutive Trophée des Champions titles in 2010 and 2011. On 8 July 2012, Deschamps was named as the new manager of the French national team, leading the team to the quarter-finals of the 2014 FIFA World Cup, the final of UEFA Euro 2016, and he won the final of 2018 FIFA World Cup beating Croatia 4–2. After France's victory at the 2018 FIFA World Cup, Deschamps became the third man to win the World Cup as both a player and a manager; alongside Mário Zagallo and Franz Beckenbauer, following Beckenbauer as only the second"
"the final since professionalism was introduced in French football in 1932: Calais RUFC in 2000 and Les Herbiers VF in 2018. Two clubs from outside Ligue 1 have won the competition, Le Havre in 1959 and Guingamp in 2009. The Coupe de France is managed and run by the Coupe de France Commission, whose president is former French international Willy Sagnol. 8,506 clubs competed in the 2017-18 edition. The Coupe de France was created on 15 January 1917 by the ""French Interfederal Committee"" (CFI), an early predecessor of the French Football Federation. The idea was pushed by the federation's general"
"FIFA World Cup The FIFA World Cup, often simply called the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of the """" (FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The championship has been awarded every four years since the inaugural tournament in 1930, except in 1942 and 1946 when it was not held because of the Second World War. The current champion is France, which won its second title at the 2018 tournament in Russia. The current format of the competition involves a qualification phase, which currently takes place over the"
"was also the president of Parisian club SCUF it was decided that this club would be the legal custodian of the trophy. Up until today tradition dictates that during the award ceremony that immediately follows the final of the French league, the trophy should be given to the winning team by 2 young players of the SCUF club. Like other sporting trophies, the Bouclier de Brennus had a very eventful life and by the end of the 20th century was in battered condition. A century of celebrations and resulting mistreatment, including the shield being used as a skateboard on several"
"made up of three members, and each person specializes in one of the major Coupe du Monde categories: Baguettes & Specialty Breads, Artistic Design, and Viennoiserie. Team members must also work together to produce a sandwich presentation for a fourth category, Savory Selection. Teams are evaluated by international judging committees on the basis of individual excellence in artisan baking, as well as on teamwork and time management. Coupe du Monde de la Boulangerie The Coupe du Monde de la Boulangerie is an international, invitational artisan baking competition held in Paris, France, every three to four years. Begun in 1992 by"
"a four-year deal worth €4 million a season. The Coupe de France final will be televised on France 2, the broadcaster's main channel. Abroad, the Coupe de France has an agreement with the Irish broadcaster Setanta Sports. The channel broadcasts the competition in Canada, United States, Australia, Africa (select countries), Brazil, Latin America and the United Kingdom. In Spain beIN Sports (Spain) broadcasts the competition. Coupe de France The Coupe Charles Simon, commonly known as the Coupe de France (), is the premier knockout cup competition in French football organized by the French Football Federation. The cup competition is named"
"2017–18 Coupe de France The 2017–18 Coupe de France was the 101st season of the most prestigious football cup competition of France. The competition was organised by the French Football Federation (FFF) and is open to all clubs in French football, as well as clubs from the overseas departments and territories (Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Mayotte, New Caledonia (winner of 2017 New Caledonia Cup), Tahiti (winner of 2017 Tahiti Cup), Réunion, and Saint Martin). Paris Saint-Germain were the defending champions, and won their 4th consecutive final and record 12th title overall with a 2–0 win over Les Herbiers VF in"
"of the General classification. The Tour of the Basque Country awards a white jersey to the leader and overall winner of the Points classification. The Volta a Catalunya awards a white jersey with green stripes to the leader and overall winner of the General classification. The 2008 Tour de Suisse awarded a white jersey to a somewhat unusual competition, the Sprints classification, which awards placings not on stage finishes but strictly in intermediate sprints. The Tour Down Under awards a white jersey, with green piping and side panels, to the leader and ultimately the winner of the King of the"