What’s the meaning of “Gallic Rooster”? Where does the “Gallic Rooster” name for the French Football Team come from?

It’s not one hundred percent sure where the meaning of Gallic Rooster (or Coq Gaulois in French) comes from, but these are some rumors )

• rooster = symbol of gallantry, as French are gallant and also a rooster is. When he finds some food, he calls the hen and only after that he eats.
• a play on words in Latin between Gallus = inhabitant of Gaul (or Gallia – France from nowadays) and gallus = rooster / cock / cockerel.
• the Gallic Rooster was the sign of hope and faith back in the Middle Ages and during the Renaissance it became associated with the new French nation

You can find more about it on the French Government site: http://www.gouvernement.fr/en/the-gallic-rooster

The meaning of “gallic rooster” comes from the fact that Frech got balls I guess. To have a cock means to have balls too, i mean courage. This is how they see themselves when playing for France team and it helps a lot. Attitude always matters.

Does it have anything to do with COCK? It could be also the Gallic Cock or the French Cock

This would signify the proudness or bragging French nation or The Gallic Balls of the Cock