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French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe announced Tuesday that there will be no sporting events in the country, even behind closed doors, before September, thus ending the Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 seasons.
“The 2019-20 season, notably for football, will not be able to resume,” Philippe said.
Ligue 1 becomes the second major European league to cancel the 2019-20 campaign amid the coronavirus pandemic after the Dutch Eredivisie did so last week.
Philippe’s decision was part of an announcement outlining the schedule for the end of the six-week national lockdown to MPs in the Assemblee Nationale. Philippe also said France would scale up testing to 700,000 a week, as schools and retailers gradually reopen to prevent further economic damage.
The General Assembly of the French professional league (LFP) will meet in May to decide what Philippe’s announcement means for leaders Paris Saint-Germain, as well as relegations, promotions, and European places, according to a report from RMC Sport’s Mohamed Bouhafsi.
A decision from the LFP would be in line with UEFA’s announcement earlier …read more