After three weeks of suspension of the championship, the watchword among the leaders of clubs is quite the recovery, “at all costs”.
the Puzzle of the calendar, the uncertainties on the duration of the confinement and suspension of the rights TV : in front of the health crisis linked to the sars coronavirus, the assumption of the termination of the season, gaining ground in the French football, who refuses, however, still to be resolved in this scenario.
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gradually, the discourse is changing. After three weeks of suspension of the championship, the watchword among the leaders of clubs is quite the recovery, “at all costs”, and some of the voices diverge.
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The president of Lyon Jean-Michel Aulas has slipped into The Team this Sunday that”there are more uncertainties in today” and that the chances of “finish all the matches (are) lower(s)”. And that in Brest Denis, The Saint did not hide his scepticism by stating outright in the same columns as “the season does (could) not return”.
“Urgent to wait”
This position has been greeted variously by his counterparts. Some of the include. “Denis, The Saint has a position that is very human that puts the health of all above all. It is a way of seeing things shared by a lot of people in the middle of the foot,” says Bernard Joannin, the chairman of Amiens. “Now, it’s important to understand that the only commander is the Covid-19. Unfortunately, it is he who imprints the rhythm.”
others, on the contrary, are outraged. “We hope that the championship ends if it is possible. This annoys me a lot to see in some a species of shame to assume that football wants to resume life at a given time. Me, I claim loud and clear”, ton Pierre Wantiez, director general of le Havre (L2). “Hide the face, saying ‘It is finished, nothing can be done’, I find it very early. It is a hypothesis that exists, but let’s wait before saying that it is dead.”
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The situation is what, in effect, divert the leaders. The containment shall be extended at least until April 15, most of the clubs – players-including – are moved to the device of activity is partial, some of the stars of the championship are even abroad. Even more disturbing is that the broadcasters Canal+ and beIN Sports have suspended the payment of the TV rights of the championship, which is the main source of income for the clubs.
In this framework, the professional football League (LFP), which multiplies the meetings, calls, stalling, by not communicating that to the account drop its intentions.
“now, who can say what will happen ? It prepares to all. For the moment, I think that it is urgent to wait…,” explains Olivier Delcourt, the president of Dijon. “This is a sterile debate (…) It is necessary to always try to anticipate but it is urgent not to take a decision,” says his counterpart from Auxerre (L2) Francis Graille.
Two weeks are crucial
Two weeks, so, to lighten the horizon in many folders. The TV rights, with negotiations to come with Canal+, will be discussed this week by a quartet of presidents led by Nasser Al-Khelaïfi, president of PSG, also a patron of beIN Media, the other broadcaster, confirmed by several sources close to the proceedings.
the timing of the recovery will take him without a doubt more time, as it depends on the choice of the authorities regarding the duration of the confinement. And, to a lesser degree, of those of the Fifa and the UEFA. The first has to amend the terms of the transfer market, the second has been open to a postponement of the champions League at the end of July or August, to allow the championships to the domestic consumer conclude.
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in the opinion Of several officers, yet it’s important to quickly establish a “target date” for the resumption of the championship. It will have to be decided “in accordance with the current and future new distributors as well as UEFA, which wants an end to the national championships August 3, maximum”, according to Bernard Joannin. And Pierre Wantiez alert: “It is not necessary to a recovery to the Saint if he wants to defer the problem onto the next championship.”
