And good recovery, eh. A few hours before the kick-off of the Ligue 1 season, L’Equipe draws up a sadly realistic contract in its edition of the day. “The sporting summer was not wonderful for everyone and France was right to be passionate about the Olympic Games, because football had nothing great to show it after a rather boring Euro”writes journalist Anthony Clément.
The daily newspaper recalls that French football has just experienced two sad saga, that of the fall of the Girondins de Bordeaux, and that of TV rights, which is summed up in a few words. “The price paid to obtain the rights is too low in the eyes of the clubs, and the price asked of the consumer is too high,” is written about DAZN.
Revenues in free fall for clubs, sharp rise for Labrune
Then comes a terrible tackle, addressed to the boss of the League:
“It’s already a failure because the only thing that has gained value in French football in recent months seems to be the salary of Vincent Labrune, the president of the LFP and the king of promises that give birth to ruins.”
Reference is made to the colossal salary increase that Vincent Labrune granted himself, which must be added to the new premises purchased at a high price by the League. If we add the agreement with CVC, this drastically increases the charges that must be deducted from the amount paid by DAZN and beIn Sports, the two distributors. The calculation is terrible, since the Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 clubs will share 228.7 million euros, according to L’Equipe, while last season this figure was 578.5 million.
