L’Équipe is one of the most popular French daily sports newspapers. It is ranked number one by circulation volume and readership scope in sports events. The current study intends to highlight the process of L’Équipe becoming an institutionalized media outlet. The research analyzes the newspaper’s development from the time of its foundation to the present days. The paper dwells on critical stages of the newspaper’s modernization and elaborates on the main sports events that L’Équipe was involved in and supported.
