Recently, Vincent Labrune, the president of the LFP, has had to endure a huge wave of criticism. But the boss of Paris Saint-Germain, Nasser Al-Khelaïfi, is also starting to annoy certain leaders of French football. The reason? NAK is accused of being at the heart of a huge conflict of interest because of his status as boss of the beIN Sports channel, broadcaster of an L1 match. Clearly, Labrune is accused of letting Al-Khelaïfi make the rain and shine of French football. Between the broadcast contract for the L1 match still not signed, the war between beIN Sports and Ligue 2 fans or the choice to relocate the next Champions Trophy to Qatar, there are numerous grievances against NAK. But for Vincent Labrune, people have short memories.
“Already, I remind you that I was not his candidate in 2020, when I presented myself because he supported Michel Denisot. And that the contract for the exclusive marketing of L1 rights internationally ended after my election. Then, on the question of conflicts of interest and its weight at the LFP, the situation has been strictly the same since the takeover of PSG by QSI. No more, no less. It is proportional to the weight of its club and its shareholder in the French football economy. Qatar’s investments and PSG’s results have boosted French football in recent years, we should not forget that. Without them, we would never have had the chance to see global stars such as Zlatan, Beckham, Neymar or Messi at home… Mbappé would never have stayed five more years in L1. And without PSG’s European performances in recent seasons, we would have long lost our fifth UEFA place which today allows us to have four clubs qualified in the Champions League.“, he declared in comments relayed by The Team. It’s said.
