EdF: The end of the Stade de France, the pressure

What if the French team left the Stade de France for good? The paving stone has been thrown into the pond by the president of the FFF, who no longer wishes to pay so much to see the Blues evolve there.

Priority Olympic Games, the French team has not played in the Stade de France in recent months. The only window open was that of the recent match against Israel, played in front of a very sparse audience for reasons unrelated to football. But for the rest, the matches played in recent months in Lyon, Bordeaux, Metz or at the Parc des Princes have met with significant popular and economic success. To the point of putting the FFF in a position of strength when negotiating the rent for the Stade de France.

The province brings more to the FFF

The Saint-Denis stadium will have a new manager in the coming months, with a battle between the Bouygues-Vinci duo and GL Events to be in charge of the concession. The result is significant income since the FFF, for example, must pay more than 8 million euros per year to benefit from it, with the obligation to play 4 matches there each year. Sums that are far too large in the eyes of Philippe Diallo, who intends to revise these amounts downwards, and assures La Chaine L'Equipe that he will not hesitate to head to the provinces to host the Blues if there is no window no improvement was found.

« Before the end of the year, there will be a decision to know who will be the candidate who will take over the Stade de France. Once the decision is made, the Federation will negotiate with this candidate chosen by the state. I have been saying for a long time that we do not have good economic conditions to play at the Stade de France. This year, we played in the provinces, in Lyon, Bordeaux, Metz. With half the gauge, we earned five times more money than if we played at the Stade de France. The FFF is asking to review the conditions for playing in future years at the Stade de France. This will be the subject of the coming months. Is leaving the Stade de France possible? Everything is possible, we must also preserve the future of French football”delivered Philippe Diallo, who does not want to deprive himself of the largest stadium in France, but also does not wish to put the finances of the federal body in danger with too large financial commitments.