" The countdown has begun. Football is in great danger. Jean-Pierre Rivère, president of OGC Nice, recalled the state of emergency in which French football finds itself, however specifying "that health is the priority of all".
In an interview with Nice-Matin, the businessman explained his plan for the championship in order to "give consistency to the next three years".
First objective: to end the current season. "For 2020, the idea is to resume the championship in progress at the end of August and finish it at the end of October or in November, details the president of the Gym. In 2021, we can envisage the same thing. "
Zap winter
The main change would take place in 2022: “It would be possible to start our championship in February and fix the (Christmas) truce between August 1 and August 17. "
Advantages: "give yourself time to settle the health aspect" and "avoid repeated and very boring closed-door matches", allow "a greater number of supporters and partners to rebuild and improve their financial situation", " drastically reduce winter matches, on degraded lawns, with difficult weather conditions "in order to" encourage families more to go to the stadium "in May, June and July, and finally," adapt today at the World Cup which will take place in Qatar from November 21 to December 18, 2022. "
It remains to be seen now how the LFP will receive the Azurean's proposals.
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