Fans play trumpets and drums to lead the singing at big matches.
The Juventus star Zinedine Zidane, scorer of France's World Cup-winning goal in 1998, is of Algerian origin. Other Algerian players have been signed to FC Monaco, Tottenham Hotspur FC, and FC Nantes. The distance-runners Hassiba Boulmerka and Noureddine Mourceli are both Algerian. He also held the all-African record at 1,000 metres. His world 1,500 metres record still stands.