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Holder of a Master’s degree in international law, I realized at the end of my university career that it was important to evolve in a field that you appreciate. Overnight, I decided to put an end to my parents’ dream, who saw in me a future lawyer, to make a living from my passion: sport. Since then, I have covered transfer windows and sports news, trying to keep readers informed as best as possible.
French football is going through a period of great turmoil. President of the LFP, Vincent Labrune was unable to sell Ligue 1 to broadcasters at the desired price and DAZN was unable to rally around its offer. For Thibaud Vézirian, the salvation of French football will come from the arrival of the Saudis and the return of attractiveness.
Vincent Labrune avoided the worst. While he hoped for a billion euros with TV rights, the president of the LFP only collected half thanks to the help of DAZNbut also beIN SPORTS. But the price of subscriptions for DAZN discouraged many supporters, who rushed to piracy sites. A real shortfall for the LFP, but also for the official broadcaster of Ligue 1, which is struggling to bring people together around its offer.
DAZN a grand danger?
According to Thibaud VézirianDAZN is on respiratory assistance and time is running out in this case. “We learned that if by 2026 DAZN did not have 1.6 million subscribers, then the channel had an exit door and the LFP had the right to part with it too. And so that means that between now and 2026, there must be upheaval in France and in Ligue 1 particularly” he declared on Twitch.
Saudi Arabia is expected
According to him, the solution involves the return of large posters, and in particular through the sale of OM. “There is only one solution today and we must stop hiding our faces. This is to formalize the transfer of Olympique de Marseille to a consortium of foreign companies, particularly from the Middle East. And there, you will arrive at the revival of the PSG-OM scenario which will put French football back on the map and will make Ligue 1 a championship which will be followed to know who will do what, who will stumble. The OM transfer window, which came out of nowhere, but we knew, and with its crazy public, will catch up with Paris Saint-Germain. OM has become more valued, there will be big investments, the only solution is the revival of the OM-PSG rivalry” let go Vezirian.
