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World's most recognisable sports newspaper L'Equipe reaches 11 DAYS off newsstands as staff fight back over job cuts... with 180 athletes - including former Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger and Chelsea striker Olivier Giroud - backing their cause

A strike by staff at L'Equipe, the world's most famous sports daily newspaper, has reached its eleventh day and has now received the backing of more than 180 athletes, including Chelsea striker Olivier Giroud.

Journalists are striking over a plan to cut 50 out of 350 jobs from the publishing company which also looks after weekly magazine, Velo News, and France Football.

In a show of solidarity, L'Equipe staff have not produced an edition for print or digital in what they have described as a 'social movement'.

L'Equipe staff hold copies of the newspaper as their strike to protect jobs reaches 11 days
The club's social media announced that they would continue not to produce any editions
Olivier Giroud
Arsene Wenger

Vincent Duluc, a football reporter at L'Equipe, took to Twitter to reveal a list of almost 200 names of sports stars past and present who have backed those on strike.