"If the health doctrine allows it": the Minister of Sports Roxana Maracineanu declared Monday not to dismiss the idea of organizing the finals of the Coupe de France and the Coupe de la Ligue with 20,000 spectators in the stands, in accordance with the wish of the French Federation.
According to RMC, the president of the FFF Noël Le Graët hopes to go beyond the maximum gauge of 5,000 people currently set by the government to avoid the spread of the coronavirus during sporting or cultural events. “Today, it's 5,000 people. We are obviously going to work so that, if the health doctrine allows it, the tonnage can increase ”, replied the Minister, invited to react to this project.
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- 20 Minutes (@ 20Minutes) May 28, 2020“Now there are other things to consider than those of a football match that come into play. The problem of 5,000 people does not only affect one sector. Decisions are taken interministerially, "she continued during a press conference at the Ministry of Sports.
Transport issues
The finals of the Coupe de France (PSG - Saint-Etienne) and the Coupe de la Ligue (Paris SG - Lyon) could kick off the resumption of football in France in late July, early August. They are scheduled at the Stade de France, in Saint-Denis, which can accommodate more than 80,000 spectators in normal times.
“We are well aware that hosting 5,000 people at the Stade de France is not the same as in a hall or a sports hall with 10,000 seats. For us, it is above all a question of how supporters get to the stadium, with what means of transport. This is why we want to make the actors of events as well as the spectators responsible for proposing a protocol which makes it possible to insure everyone, "concluded the Minister.
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