Chinese buy historic French club

The sale of historic French soccer club FC Sochaux by carmaker Peugeot to a Chinese high-tech company has sparked a cultural revolution in the grey industrial bastion.

Tradition means a lot in Sochaux. Peugeot created the club in 1928 for its workers. The team spent a record 66 seasons in the French top league until it was relegated last year. Olympique Marseille and Paris Saint-Germain cannotmatch that.

The Auguste-Bonal stadium is in the shadow of the Peugeot factory that still employs 10,000 workers.