Boston’s Role in the FranceAndUS Story

The sporting ties between France and the United States have fostered closer relationships and understandings, strengthening and complimenting each other since 1893.

What makes this story special is the multiplier effect. Sports are ways for everyday citizens to engage with and better understand each other. In the process, they learn something about their craft and about themselves, passing this knowledge on to others. These interactions pay dividends in strengthening the abilities of each country’s sporting sectors and athletes—and the Bay State has played an important role.