After a trying season, what economic model for French football?
The Parc de Princes behind closed doors for the PSG-Rennes match played on November 7, 2020 FRANCK FIFE AFP / Archives
By: Guillaume Naudin Follow
2 min
The curtain fell on Ligue 1 football yesterday.
Lille kept Paris Saint-Germain at bay until the end to win the league title.
This sports verdict comes at the end of a chaotic season to say the least between the Covid-19 pandemic which emptied the stadiums and the Mediapro industrial accident of French football TV rights.
Many clubs find themselves in financial difficulty and the future is far from assured.
What economic model for French football?
This is the question of the day.
Publicity
To discuss it
:
- Luc Dayan
, former president of clubs (including RC Lens and LOSC) and specialist in restructuring professional clubs in difficulty
- Pierre Maes
, specialist in sports TV rights and author of the book
The football TV rights business
(FYP editions, 2019)
- Vincent Chaudel
, founder of the Sport Business Observatory
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