Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has had his electronic tag removed after serving just over three months of a one-year sentence for corruption, prosecutors said Thursday, following a

Paris’s footballing ascent was driven by the metropole’s growth and plutocratisation. Some version of that story applies to other capitals too. No London club reached the final of the European Cup (later the Champions League) in the competition’s first half-century from 1955. Since 2006, Arsenal, Tottenham and Chelsea all have — Chelsea twice.

France's convicted former president Nicolas Sarkozy has been freed from his ankle bracelet after having worn it for three months. The Paris public prosecutor's office confirmed to dpa on Thursday that the 70-year-old former politician still had to comply with certain conditions under the terms of his suspended sentence.

-Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Paris Saint Germain's President Nasser al-Khelaifi attend the League One soccer match between Paris Saint Germain and Nice, at Parc des Princes stadium,

Stacy Meichtry is The Wall Street Journal’s bureau chief in Paris, where he writes about French politics and business. He also steers coverage of climate policy and the global luxury goods industry.

France's highest appeals court in December 2024 ordered former French president Nicolas Sarkozy to wear the tag for a year after finding him guilty of illegal attempts to secure favors from a judge.