The oldest city in France, and one of the oldest in Europe,
Marseille is the country's second most populous commune after
Paris and proudly stands at the crossroads of the Mediterranean and
Europe.
The precursor to the French Football Federation (FFF) - founded
on 7 April 1919 - was the Union of French Athletic Sports Societies
(USFSA), a multi-sport federation established on 20 November 1887
in Paris.