French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe has announced that no sporting events would be held in the country until September. This means the Ligue 1 has to be ended abruptly due to the Coronavirus pandemic.
LaLiga president Javier Tebas has criticised the decision and hopes LaLiga can restart in mid-June. The Spanish Prime Minister has also given permissions to the clubs to resume individual training from 4th May.
Tebas said: “I do not understand why there would more danger in playing football behind closed doors, with all precautionary measures, than working on an assembly line, being on a fishing boat on the high seas, etc.”
“If important economic sectors cannot restart, in a safe and controlled manner, they could end up disappearing. That could happen to professional football. In other countries, teams are already training, that’s the example to follow.”
“In Spain, football is an important economic driver that we need to reactivate like many others. We continue to focus on this reactivation, in a responsible manner and adhering to health recommendations, as soon as possible.”
He further told Movistar+ on Tuesday: “I hope the league can resume in mid-June. There is time, no need to run. In June we can start the competition again. We have until June 28.”
“We look forward to starting training again, we will see the date, but I see that we can finish the competition, which is very important.”
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