L'ÉQUIPE media bias and reliability
L'ÉQUIPE is held by the ratings provider we draw on, and no rater has placed it on the political spectrum. We have seen it on 7 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is L'ÉQUIPE biased?
L'ÉQUIPE is held by the ratings provider we draw on, and no rater has placed it on the political spectrum. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is L'ÉQUIPE left or right?
L'ÉQUIPE is held by the ratings provider we draw on, and no rater has placed it on the political spectrum.
Is L'ÉQUIPE reliable?
We do not hold a factual-reliability assessment for L'ÉQUIPE. A political-leaning label would not answer that question on its own, so we do not infer reliability from left, centre or right.
What L'ÉQUIPE has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with L'ÉQUIPE’s own report linked underneath.
Enes Kanter Freedom was ejected from a WNBA game between the Indiana Fever and Chicago Sky after a confrontation with Sky guard Natasha Cloud. Freedom, who declared himself eligible for the WNBA draft identifying as a woman, was wearing a shirt with a definition of 'woman'.
L'ÉQUIPE reported it asEnes Kanter Creates Controversy on the Margins of a WNBA Meeting and Is Excluded From the Room (opens L'ÉQUIPE in a new tab)
A Chinese humanoid robot developed by Honor has run 100 meters in 9.32 seconds, surpassing Usain Bolt's world record. The robot reached a peak speed of 14.5 meters per second during a test.
L'ÉQUIPE reported it asUsain Bolt Dethroned: Humanoid Robot Beats 100 M World Record (opens L'ÉQUIPE in a new tab)
A coalition of soccer fan groups launched a petition on 20 August 2026 calling for Gianni Infantino to resign as FIFA president after his attempt to sell future World Cup profits to private investors. The petition, backed by over 40 national groups, also demands structural reforms to prevent similar decisions.
L'ÉQUIPE reported it asA Petition Launched by Supporters to Demand the Departure of Gianni Infantino (opens L'ÉQUIPE in a new tab)
FIFA confirmed on 17 August 2026 that Chief Operating Officer Kevin Lamour had left the organisation after he criticised President Gianni Infantino's plan to sell a stake in FIFA's tournament business. Lamour called the plan 'the project of one person' and said staff had been 'deceived'.
L'ÉQUIPE reported it asAfter Riding the Front Against Gianni Infantino, FIFA's Number 3 Kevin Lamour Fired (opens L'ÉQUIPE in a new tab)
Donald Trump publicly supported FIFA president Gianni Infantino after three football confederations accused him of deception and threatened a boycott. Infantino withdrew a plan to sell World Cup commercial rights following backlash, but UEFA, CONCACAF and AFC demand his removal ahead of the 2027 election.
L'ÉQUIPE reported it asDonald Trump Says FIFA Would Make a "Dreadful Mistake" if It Decided to Replace Infantino at Its Head (opens L'ÉQUIPE in a new tab)
England and Wales have withdrawn support for FIFA president Gianni Infantino over plans to sell minority stakes in FIFA Forward Enterprises, valued at $20bn, to private equity. The Scottish FA has not commented, while its president chairs FIFA’s Finance Committee.
L'ÉQUIPE reported it asFIFA "Apologizes" After the Controversy over the Opening of the World Cup to Private Investors and Affirms Its "Full Support" to Gianni Infantino (opens L'ÉQUIPE in a new tab)
Serbia's football association withdrew support for FIFA President Gianni Infantino's re-election bid, joining European opposition after FIFA's failed $4.2 billion tournament stake sale. The reversal came 70 days after Serbia initially backed Infantino, with the association calling for new leadership to restore trust in global football governance.
L'ÉQUIPE reported it asFIFA "Apologizes" After the Controversy over the Opening of the World Cup to Private Investors and Affirms Its "Full Support" to Gianni Infantino (opens L'ÉQUIPE in a new tab)
Serbia's football association withdrew support for FIFA President Gianni Infantino's re-election bid, joining European opposition after FIFA's failed $4.2 billion tournament stake sale. The reversal came 70 days after Serbia initially backed Infantino, with the association calling for new leadership to restore trust in global football governance.
L'ÉQUIPE reported it asHow Philippe Diallo Was "Coached" by the Elysée to Muscle His Game in the FIFA Crisis (opens L'ÉQUIPE in a new tab)
Who says so
No rating organisation we draw on has placed L'ÉQUIPE. We asked on 4 September 2026.
How reliably it reports fact
A rating of the newsroom in general, by others, and a different thing from the Trust score we publish on each story, which judges one piece of reporting.
We hold no factual-reliability rating for this outlet.
Who owns it
We hold no ownership record for L'ÉQUIPE.
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, Île-de-France, France
- Seen publishing on
- lequipe.fr
- Access
- Free to read
What we have seen ourselves
Counted across the stories this site has published, which is the only denominator a reader can check: every one of them has a page, and every page lists the reports it was written from.
- Stories
- 7
- Reports listed
- 8
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
8 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 0 we could open, not on everything it published.
A blindspot is measured against one side of the spectrum. L'ÉQUIPE has not been placed on the spectrum, so there is no side to count against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 7 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of L'ÉQUIPE: its report arrived a median of 27 hours after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 20 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 29 August 2026. Ratings pulled 4 September 2026.
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