Ouaf-ouaf.
Is French Football under the thumb of Nasser al-Khelaïfi, the president of PSG? Already on many people's lips before this summer, the assumption is more relevant than ever after the two summer soap operas of Ligue 1 TV rights and the re-election of Vincent Labrune at the head of the Professional Football League. Pointed out by all, there is a conflict of interest for the one who manages both PSG and the Bein Media Group. Enough to earn Vincent Labrune a number of accusations, the most virulent accusing him of being nothing more than a puppet moved by Al-Khelaïfi. What the former president of OM defended himself from In The Teamthis Thursday.
“Without PSG…”
« Already, I remind you that I was not his candidate in 2020 when I presented myself, because he supported Michel Denisot. And that the contract for the exclusive marketing of L1 rights abroad ended after my election, Vincent Labrune first suggested. Then, on the question of conflicts of interest and its weight at the LFP, the situation has been strictly the same since the takeover of PSG by QSI. Neither more nor less. It is proportional to the weight of its club and its shareholder in the French football economy. Qatar's investments and PSG's results have boosted French football in recent years, we should not forget that. »
And to illustrate: « Without them, we would never have had the chance to see global stars such as Zlatan, Beckham, Neymar or Messi at home… Mbappé would never have stayed five more years in L1. And without PSG's European performances in recent seasons, we would have long lost our fifth UEFA place which today allows us to have four clubs qualified in the Champions League. »
A nice puppet response.
Nicolò Barella, the 10th that Italy was waiting for?
