The Gallic rooster is the unofficial symbol of France, and the reason why the soccer team has the animal prominently on their jerseys. The history of the rooster is a bit more complicated. Essentially ...

For over 100 years, the France national football team has proudly worn a shirt adorned by the Gallic rooster. Since making its first appearance on the famous blue strips when the national team went ...

From the Three Lions of England, to Wales' red dragon, the South Korean tiger and Germany's eagle. International football nations are usually represented by a deadly predator. Not France, who proudly ...

A France supporter holds a cockerel puppet prior to the Euro 2016 group A football match between Switzerland and France at the Pierre-Mauroy stadium in Lille on June 19. Getty Images All eyes were on ...

It’s only natural to discuss the animal who best represents France — the nation that is commanding the world’s attention this summer as they host the 2024 Summer Olympics. The animal most closely ...