Thursday briefing: Seven Ligue 1 club presidents call for swift debate on football governance reform

Seven Ligue 1 club presidents have called on the French National Assembly to quickly schedule debate on reforms to the governance of professional football, warning the sport in France is facing growing financial and structural pressure.

In a joint opinion piece titled “Professional soccer, a match not to be missed”, the presidents said professional football in the country is “now weakened” and urged lawmakers to place a bill reforming the governance of the game on the Assembly’s agenda