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 | | The LFP (Ligue de Football Professionnel) was founded in 1932, creating ‘Le Championnat’ in 1981, France’s Premier Football Championship. |
 | | In the beginning, twenty clubs competed for the Championship, decreasing to eighteen clubs for the 1997-98 season and reverting back to 20 clubs starting 2003-04. |
 | | Some of the world’s top stars have appeared in the league including Jean-Pierre Papin, Jean Tigana, Michel Platini, Marcel Desailly, David Ginola, Didier Deshamps, Laurent Blanc, Eric Cantona, Robert Pires, Youri Djorkaeff, Ronaldinho, Glenn Hoddle, Rudi Völler, George Weah, Fabrizio Ravanelli, Thierry Henry, Nicolas Anelka, David Trezeguet, Fabian Barthez and Zinedine Zidane. |
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