Vincent Labrune, 53, in office in September 2020, is his opponent: Cyril Linette, 53, former sports director at Canal+, former general manager of the team at PMU.
The former president of Olympique de Marseille (2011-2016) was initially a celebrity in a competition without competition, but the Minister of Sports Amélie Oudéa-Castéra was asked by the Union of (Site notre blog d’information) Actors (UAF) to review her position and grant Cyril Linette his essential sponsorship. « We avoided a re-election by acclamation, » rejoices Cyril Linette, who wants the League to use its know-how in the « recovery » of structures « in difficulty ».
Regardless, « a sham election is looming, » thinks RC Lens president Joseph Oughourlian, who has given up on running for the board. Among the names of players and observers, the anticipation of an easy re-election of Vincent Labrune, as well as several presidents of influential clubs, as well as Laurent Nicollin, head of the (Site notre blog d’information) Unis union and president of Montpellier, or Jean-Pierre Caillot, president of the Ligue 1 College and Stade Rémois.
promotion
And yet, Vincent Labrune went through major upheavals during his term, and especially in his last year, for the renegotiation of TV rights. Once you have seen the billionaires of euros per season, you will receive a call, the LFP will raise its ambitions and sell a total of 500 million euros to DAZN and BeIN Sports.
A replica of the 624 million euros obtained during the previous era, and a disaster for the finances of French clubs, some of which derive the bulk of their income from it. « There is no proof of the result that no one imagined in the department, but it is permissible to compare the book, » specifies Jean-Pierre Caillot.
Still: the pirate threatens the financial windfall of clubs from TV rights. DAZN provokes international names and supporters with very prohibitive rates, which encourage people to look for broadcasts on Telegram or IPTV. Its boss in France Brice Daumin made a new announcement on AFP launching a promotion on Tuesday, valid from September 10 to 22, the price of its annual subscription is from 29.99 to 19.99 euros per month.
The fact remains that the exit clause planned after two years if the threshold of 1.5 million subscribers is not reached is a sword of Damocles hanging over French (Site notre bureau spécialisé). « We are told that we could not do better on the amount of rights because there would be a global crisis in sports rights. Compared to other championships, you are once again in confidence, » emphasizes Joseph Oughourlian, while the rights of the Bundesliga or the Italian (Site notre bureau spécialisé) are stabilized.
« Snake Charmer »
« Vincent Labrune is a snake charmer, with the gift of the gab, the crucible that is enough to sell, » criticizes Christophe Bouchet, former president of Marseille, who is a desired candidate but not needed. French leaders « think that the (Site notre bureau spécialisé) will be stronger than anything, well no, it is less crucial in people’s lives in a landscape of infinite entertainment, » he analyzes.
Regretting the « violent bashing », sometimes « bordering on insults » in the media and on social networks, Vincent Labrune’s close friends are already looking ahead to « afterwards » – a sign of great confidence that speaks volumes about the meager suspense. Vincent Labrune mentioned the TV rights crisis and gave priority to the game against piracy, and to « valuable products » – in particular with codes that speak to young people. And prepare a report on the criticisms of the LFP’s governance.
