In today's edition, The Team devotes a long article to Nasser Al-Khelaïfi, whose influence would irritate certain presidents who would nevertheless not dare to oppose him. The daily notably questioned Vincent Labrune, whom some accuse of being in his pay.
“Already, I remind you that I was not his candidate in 2020 when I presented myself; he supported Michel Denisot. The contract for the exclusive marketing of L1 rights internationally ended after my election.declares the president of the LFP in the columns of the daily. 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, and we should not forget that. »
“Mbappé would never have stayed five more years in L1”
VLB also believes that PSG has helped Ligue 1 by bringing back stars over the last decade: “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 since lost our fifth UEFA place, which today allows us to have four clubs qualified in the Champions League. »
As a reminder, Nasser Al-Khelaïfi is president of PSG, beIN Sports and the ECA, and a member of the board of directors of the LFP and the executive committee of UEFA. Just that. Senators questioned his possible conflicts of interest in their report on the financialization of football.
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