Aleksander Ceferin on March 3 in the Netherlands. - Peter Dejong / AP / SIPA

Did Ligue 1 have until August 3 to complete the 2019-20 season? According to a letter sent by the boss of UEFA, Aleksander Ceferin, to Jean-Michel Aulas that Le Parisien obtained , no. The championship could well have extended beyond the alleged deadline by the French authorities. Ceferin had already brushed aside the idea of ​​a deadline last month.

"As for whether UEFA has actually given its member associations a deadline of August 3 to finish their national championships, the following clarification should answer your question," writes the UEFA boss. The dates 20 July and 3 August were mentioned in the presentations made at the meetings with the secretaries and presidents of the 55 UEFA member associations on 21 April. […] However, we have always mentioned during these meetings that these dates are only recommendations, provisionally made and not official. "

Ceferin adds that UEFA - specifying in the preamble that public health remains a priority - advised associations and leagues to finish their championships either in their original format or in a new form. Like play-offs, for example?

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