OTD E0186 — 05 May 1918: Olympique de Pantin beat FC Lyon 3–0 in Paris to win the first Coupe Charles-Simon — the competition now known as the Coupe de France. This episode traces the FA Cup inspiration, Henri Delaunay’s 1902 trip to Crystal Palace, early French football’s federation chaos, Charles Simon’s wartime death, Jules Rimet’s support, the first 48-club tournament, and how a national cup was born while the Great War was still raging.
Ideas: otd@17lawsguy.com
Information
- Show
- FrequencyUpdated daily
- Published5 May 2026 at 05:00 UTC
- Length16 min
- Season1
- Episode186
- RatingClean