In a context of TV rights at half mast, piracy clearly obsesses the LFP. The body is increasing its efforts to counter pirates and protect its Ligue 1. It urges clubs to help it, after spotting laxity among some of them.
Will Ligue 1 suffer a devastating earthquake in 2025? The coming 12 months are crucial for the clubs’ finances since they could be the last with DAZN as the championship broadcaster. The British platform can legally terminate its contract at the end of December if its number of subscribers is not satisfactory. With an estimate of 500,000 customers at DAZN at the moment, this scenario is very realistic. A failure undoubtedly due to the group’s poor marketing strategy in France. However, piracy also plays a major role in these disappointing results.
Clubs warned in writing regarding piracy
France has largely succumbed to the various illegal methods of watching Ligue 1. The LFP is investing heavily in countering this practice, increasingly resorting to legal action to eliminate the pirate sites in question. However, she believes that her fight will be more effective if all the players in French football play the game. Thus, according to RMC Sportshe wrote this Wednesday to all Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 clubs. The 36 teams are required “ to be super attentive to illegal link sharing » within their community of supporters and “ moderate » if necessary.
This reflection comes from an observation by beIN Sports. The Qatari channel noticed the sharing of pirate links in the comments of certain Olympique Lyonnais publications in particular. DAZN also regularly complains about the laxity of French clubs on the issue. Suffice to say that the message should be listened to by the clubs in the coming weeks. French groups are at stake for their financial survival and many of them will pay dearly for a possible departure from DAZN.
