In normal times, the assemblies of the League resemble a fair, each club often delegating several people to represent it. We meet presidents, general managers, secretaries, etc. It’s always a lot of people who cross and cross.
30 places in all and for everything
But Friday in Bern, on the occasion of the crucial vote on the resumption or not of the championship, nothing like it. Due to the barrier gestures and sanitary rules (social distancing) imposed, each club can only delegate one person to the Stade de Suisse according to the instructions of the Swiss Football League. In all and for all, only 30 people, including the nine members of the SFL committee, will be able to access the room in which the deliberations will be held as well as the two votes submitted to the assembly.
Who will represent the French-speaking clubs? While Pascal Besnard, the new “garnet” president, will defend the interests of Servette FC, NE Xamax will be represented by its new owner, Jean-François Collet, the man with the double hat – the successor of Christian Binggeli is also vice – President of the League.
And on the side of FC Sion? Surprisingly, it will not be Christian Constantin, who has chosen not to undertake the relocation from Bern. After having already placed a few banners, the Tourbillon boss preferred to abstain, leaving to Marco Degennaro, its general manager, the task of representing the Valais club.
“I am not diplomatic enough”
“I am not diplomatic enough to participate in such an assembly, justifies the president of FC Sion about his absence. Marco is much more so. He is more in mediation than I am. Especially since everything is run according to what the leaders of the League have decided among themselves. ” One can imagine, however, that the telephone will “heat” between the corridors of the Stade de Suisse and the offices of the “Porte d’Octodure” in Martigny.
In the Challenge League, Stefan Nellen will represent Lausanne-Sport. Before voting, the current vice-president of La Pontaise will certainly have one last opportunity to present the “12 + 8” proposal made by his club and its advantages. On the Stade-Lausanne-Ouchy side, Hirac Yagan, sports director and right-hand man of President Vartan Sirmakes, will drop the precious ballot paper in the Bern ballot box.
N.JR
Created: 05/28.2020, 2:40 p.m.
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