This Thursday afternoon, Prime Minister Edouard Philippe unveiled the second phase of deconfinement in France following the coronavirus pandemic. The head of government said that training could resume in June, but declined to comment on the choice of federations for sports competitions. At the same time, Italy and then England announced the resumption of Serie A and the Premier League. What bring water to the mill of Jean-Michel Aulas fiercely opposed to the final stop of Ligue 1 since April 30. Exasperated by the multiple media interventions of the president of Olympique Lyonnais, the LFP decided to counterattack via a declaration to theAFP.
“Édouard Philippe once again dismissed the idea of resuming competitions today, thus confirming his position expressed on April 28. There is therefore no question of considering a restart of the 2019-2020 season as some are trying to ask. The health context is improving but, the Prime Minister reminded us, caution prevails. With the new government announcements, training will be able to resume in June (the 2nd) and the clubs will thus prepare for the next season, which will start in August. The very good news in the Prime Minister’s statements is that we can now hope for a recovery in August with part of the public. We have to think about the players in the game and our supporters, “ thus entrusted the proceedings. The battle of arms with President Aulas is far from over …
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