when players go on strike

Strike movements have marked the history of sport in France. During the 1998 Tour de France, during the Festina affair, on the 17th stage, at kilometer 32, the riders stop, sit down and remove the bibs. Huge anger from the peloton. Why ? They feel that they are harassed by the police, the doctors, the media. The race will resume. In retrospect, we tell ourselves that this strike was not the most glorious in sport.

In 2017, Stade Français decided to go on indefinite strike, with its captain leading the movement. They are protesting against a proposed merger between their club and Racing 92. The players are afraid of losing their jobs. The strike will last five days and the project will eventually be cancelled.

In 2010, Nicolas Anelka insulted his trainer, Raymond Domenech. The French Football Federation ends up deciding to exclude the player. His teammates then refuse to train. The 23 mutineers will be suspended, explains France Televisions journalist Samuel Ollivier.