While the headquarters of the body and the home of Vincent Labrune were searched as part of an investigation into the contract entered into with the CVC investment fund, the LFP claims to cooperate “in complete transparency” with the justice system.
The Professional Football League (LFP), raided on Tuesday due to suspicions of embezzlement of public funds in particular, claims to “cooperate with the justice system to provide all the elements necessary for the ongoing investigation, in complete transparency”, he said. she explained Tuesday late afternoon.
“The investigative acts which are taking place with the greatest serenity will confirm that the action carried out by the League has always been guided by a deep commitment to French football, in full respect of the rules in force,” he added. body in a press release Tuesday afternoon.
In the morning, searches took place in the offices of the LFP and in the premises of the investment fund CVC Capital Partners, a judicial source told AFP, who confirmed information from L'Équipe.
Another search at Vincent Labrune's house
Another search also took place at the home of Vincent Labrune, the president of the LFP re-elected for a second term at the head of the body last September, in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, also confirmed to AFP a source close to the case.
These searches are part of an investigation by the National Financial Prosecutor's Office (PNF) opened in February 2024 into the contract entered into in 2022 by the LFP with the CVC investment fund.
The investigations were entrusted on July 16 to the gendarmes of the Paris Research Section, who are seeking to determine whether there was embezzlement of public funds, active and passive corruption of a public official and/or illegal taking of interests during of the conclusion of this agreement.
