Why is there a rooster on France jersey? The shape adorning France's national team kits and the FFF's logo is the Gallic rooster: a symbol of their home country.

Why is there a rooster on France jersey? The shape adorning France's national team kits and the FFF's logo is the Gallic rooster: a symbol of their home country.

Photo: Getty Images For over 100 years, the France national football team has proudly worn a shirt adorned by the Gallic rooster. Since making its first appearance on the famous blue strips when ...

The Gallic rooster is ornate with a red crown and waddle, golden and steel blue plumage and a large tail — not as big as a peacock’s tail, but clearly bigger than necessary and meant for show.

Okay, maybe the “not really a bird” thunderbird won’t be taking the place of the Gallic rooster as the avian mascot of France, but as … ...