Passage: Association Sportive de Saint-Étienne Loire (French pronunciation: ​[asɔsjasjɔ̃ spɔʁtiv də sɛ̃t‿etjɛn lwaʁ]; commonly known as AS Saint-Étienne, ASSE (French pronunciation: ​[a.ɛs.ɛs.ø]), or simply Saint-Étienne) is a French association football club based in Saint-Étienne. The club was founded in 1919 and plays in Ligue 1, the top division of French football. Saint-Étienne plays its home matches at the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard. The team is managed by Jean-Louis Gasset and captained by Loïc Perrin, who started his career at the club in 1996. Saint-Étienne is known as Les Verts meaning "the Greens" due to its home colours.

Question: What sport is played by members of the French ASSE?
football