French football facing 'unprecedented' crisis, Lyon chief warns governmen

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The head of Olympique Lyonnais football club (OL) has written to the French government warning that the sport is facing an "unprecedented economic and social crisis".

In his open letter to France's Prime Minister Edouard Philippe and Minister of Sports Roxana Maracineanu, Jean-Michel Aulas also calls for training to resume in June with a view for matches to restart during the summer months.

France's Ligue 1 is the only European top-flight league to have been brought to an end and training has not yet been allowed to resume. Furthermore, the government has indicated major sports competitions -- including football -- won't begin again until September at the earliest.

In contrast, Germany's Bundesliga resumed behind closed doors earlier this month while the UK's Premier League, Spain's La Liga and Italy's Serie A are expected to return to stadiums in June.

Aulas's OL was seventh in the ranking when the government put an end to the football season on April 28 and thus they failed to qualify for Europe's Champions League for the first time in 20 years.

The OL club president also flagged that "the financial situation of French clubs is terrible. A definitive end to the season would lead French football into an unprecedented economic and social crisis."


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