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13 May 2025 - 4:30 AM

The French Football Federation (FFF) is set to scrap the Professional Football League (LFP), replacing it with a new entity that will govern the top two tiers of French men’s football, according to French media.

Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 clubs will reportedly become shareholders in a new company, of which both CVC Capital Partners and the FFF will also be investors.

Philippe Diallo, president of the FFF, said: “We’re moving from a non-profit association model to a commercial structure

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