Pablo Longoria continues to strengthen his influence in French football. Powered byMarseille Olympic in his role as sports director, the Spanish leader was then named president after the departure of the highly contested Jacques-Henri Eyraud. Here he is now in the upper ranks of the Professional Football League (LFP).
L’Équipe indeed indicated this week that Pablo Longoria had been appointed vice-president of the LFP alongside one of his Ligue 1 counterparts, the president of Stade de Reims Jean-Pierre Caillot. A notable promotion for the boss of Olympique de Marseille.
Longoria gains ground
With his innovative outlook, his ambition and his networks all over the world, Pablo Longoria will have to bring a valuable field of skills to the French football body, which has been singled out since Vincent Labrune took power.
Longoria is also rewarded for his support for this same Labrune, who is also his predecessor at OM. Jean-Pierre Caillot, for his part, maintains a very long-standing friendship with the current president of the League. It remains to be seen what direction the League will take in the coming weeks. The strategic choices of the body will be watched.
