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In this Sunday, Oct. 11, 2020 file photo France's Kylian Mbappe and Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo, right, greet each other before the Nations League soccer match between France and Portugal at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, north of Paris, France. Cristiano Ronaldo vs. Kylian Mbappe is not just a clash of soccer icons but a clash of generations. They’ll go head to head when Portugal plays France in the Euro 2024 quarterfinals on Friday and their heavyweight meeting just got a little bit bigger after Ronaldo said this would be his last European Championship. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, File) **FILE**

Kylian Mbappe praises ‘legend’ Cristiano Ronaldo ahead of Euro 2024 showdown

By Steve Douglas - Associated Press

Supporters of French far right leader Marine Le Pen react after the release of projections based on the actual vote count in select constituencies , Sunday, June 30, 2024 in Henin-Beaumont, northern France. French voters propelled the far-right National Rally to a strong lead in first-round legislative elections Sunday and plunged the country into political uncertainty, according to polling projections. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

France’s far-right National Rally says it will lead a government only with an absolute majority

Associated Press

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen reacts as she meets supporters and journalists after the release of projections based on the actual vote count in select constituencies in Henin-Beaumont, northern France, Sunday, June 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

Le Pen first had success in an ex-mining town. Her message there is now winning over French society

By Diane Jeantet - Associated Press

Stage winner Eritrea's Biniam Girmay celebrates on the podium after the third stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 230.8 kilometers (143.4 miles) with start in Piacenza and finish in Turin, Italy, Monday, July 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)

Girmay’s Tour de France breakthrough comes as the cycling worlds head to Africa

By Andrew Dampf - Associated Press

Supporters of French far right leader Marine Le Pen react after the release of projections based on the actual vote count in select constituencies , Sunday, June 30, 2024 in Henin-Beaumont, northern France. French voters propelled the far-right National Rally to a strong lead in first-round legislative elections Sunday and plunged the country into political uncertainty, according to polling projections. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

French far right works to turn election win into power. Its rivals want to stop it in decisive vote

By John Leicester, Sylvie Corbet and Barbara Surk - Associated Press

The bronze bust of the French Baron Pierre de Coubertin stands at the entrance of the Hellenic Olympic Committee building in Athens, Tuesday, April 2, 2024. Coubertin envisioned the Olympics as a pacifist exercise that could foster international cooperation and peace, especially in the wake of France's defeat in the Franco-Prussian War. The worst charge against Coubertin, was a personal letter he sent to Adolf Hitler praising the Nazi dictator and the Third Reich. he Coubertin family association, run by Pierre de Coubertin's descendants, denied in a statement to the Associated Press that Hitler and Coubertin maintained regular correspondence. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris, File)

The reason why the Olympics have a French connection (and it ain’t just Paris 2024)

By Thomas Adamson - Associated Press

Colombia's Linda Caicedo celebrates after scoring a goal against Panama during the second half of a CONCACAF Gold Cup women's soccer tournament match, Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024, in San Diego. The 19-year-old Colombian, one of soccer’s brightest young stars, is readying to play at the Olympics in France and maybe — although it's a stretch — the under-20 Women’s World Cup hosted by her home country starting in late August. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)

Will teen star Caicedo try for an Olympics-U20 World Cup double?

By Anne M. Peterson - Associated Press

People gather on the Republique Plaza during a rally in Paris, Thursday June 27, 2024. Anti-racism groups joined French unions and left-wing coalition in protests against the surging nationalist far right as French President Emmanuel Macron called snap elections following the defeat of his centrist alliance at European Union elections earlier this month. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

High-stakes French legislative election hits torrid final stretch before first-round voting begins

By John Leicester and Diane Jeantet - Associated Press

Zaccharie Risacher, walks across the stage after being selected as the first overall pick by the Atlanta Hawks in the first round of the NBA basketball draft, Wednesday, June 26, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)

Historic NBA draft for France, which joins U.S. as only country with 3 players within top 10 picks

By Teresa M. Walker - Associated Press

Zaccharie Risacher, right, poses for a photo with NBA commissioner Adam Silver after being selected as the first overall pick by the Atlanta Hawks in the first round of the NBA basketball draft, Wednesday, June 26, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)

Hawks take Zaccharie Risacher with No. 1 pick in NBA draft

By Brian Mahoney - Associated Press

From the left, French far-right Rassemblement National (National Rally) party President Jordan Bardella, French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal and far-left party La France Insoumise (France Unbowed) member Manuel Bompard pose prior to a debate broadcasted on French TV channel TF1, in Boulogne-Billancourt, outside Paris, Tuesday, June 25, 2024. The two-round parliamentary election will take place on June 30 and July 7. (Dimitar Dilkoff, Pool via AP)

France bans extreme-right and radical Islamic groups ahead of polarizing elections

Associated Press

FILE - UConn center Donovan Clingan, right, deflects a shot by Illinois guard Terrence Shannon Jr. (0) during the first half of an Elite 8 college basketball game in the men's NCAA Tournament, March 30, 2024, in Boston. Clingan is among the headliners of the big men in the upcoming NBA draft.(AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)

Hawks set to make No. 1 pick in the NBA draft, and this year there is mystery about who it will be

By Brian Mahoney - Associated Press

France's Kylian Mbappe reacts during the international friendly soccer match between France and Canada at the Matmut Atlantique stadium in Bordeaux, southwestern France, Sunday, June 9, 2024. In the end, not even French president Emmanuel Macron could pull enough strings to free up his country's finest soccer player to compete in the Paris Games. (AP Photo/Yohan Bonnet, File)

Welcome to the weird world of men’s soccer at the Paris Olympics

By James Robson - Associated Press

Youths play basketball on a court under an aerial metro bridge in Paris Sunday, June 16, 2024. New names will soon adorn replica NBA jerseys of French youths competing on basketball courts around Paris. Frenchmen Zaccharie Risacher, Alexandre Sarr and Tidjane Salaün are among the top picks in the NBA draft, where a second straight French No. 1 pick is expected after Victor Wembanyama last year. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

Made in France: How French basketball is creating NBA players

By Jerome Pugmire and Tom Nouvian - Associated Press

FILE - Demonstrators hold Kanak and Socialist National Liberation Front (FLNKS) flags during a gathering in Paris, Thursday May.16, 2024. A pro-independence movement in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia is demanding the “release and immediate return” of the Indigenous Kanak leader who was flown more than 10,000 miles to mainland France for pretrial detention. Christian Tein, a leader of the movement known as The Field Action Coordination Unit, and six other Kanak activists are now awaiting trial over their alleged role in recent deadly unrest. (AP Photo/Thomas Padilla, File)

New Caledonia independence group demands Indigenous leader’s release from custody in mainland France

By Barbara Surk - Associated Press

French President Emmanuel Macron attends a video conference as part as the AI Summit Seoul 2024 from the Elysee Palace in Paris, Tuesday, May, 21, 2024. (Yoan Valat, Pool via AP) ** FILE **

Macron’s pre-Olympics political vault launches centrist parties into unknown

By Jonathan Wijayaratne - Special to The Washington Times

Smoke rises during protests in Noumea, New Caledonia, Wednesday May 15, 2024. The French Pacific territory of New Caledonia is shortening its overnight curfew and reopening its international airport that was closed to commercial flights for more than a month because of deadly violence. The archipelago's high commissioner said Sunday, June 16, 2024 the La Tontouta airport that links New Caledonia’s capital, Nouméa, to Sydney, Tokyo and other Pacific hubs will reopen Monday. (AP Photo/Nicolas Job, File)

New Caledonia Indigenous independence leader transferred to mainland France for pre-trial detention

By Barbara Surk - Associated Press

People gather against anti semitism, one carrying a placard reading "our lives worth more that an imported conflict" Thursday, June 20, 2024 in Paris. The alleged rape of a 12-year-old Jewish girl in a suspected antisemitic attack has sent shockwaves throughout France, and thrust concerns about antisemitism to the forefront of campaigning for the country's legislative elections. (AP Photo/Oleg Cetinic)

As France reels from alleged rape of a Jewish girl, antisemitism comes to fore in election campaign

By Oleg Cetinic and Elise Morton - Associated Press

Macron government's action isolates and demonizes Jews illustration by Alexander Hunter/ The Washington Times

A French betrayal: Macron government’s action isolates and demonizes Jews

By Gerard Leval

French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal speaks during a campaign press conference, Thursday, June 20, 2024 in Paris. Earlier this month, French President Emmanuel Macron dissolved the lower house of France's parliament in a surprise announcement, sending voters back to the polls, after his party was handed a humbling defeat by the far right in the European Parliament election. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

French prime minister seeks to step out from Macron’s shadow in the upcoming early election

By John Leicester - Associated Press