This Tuesday, June 15 at 9 p.m., the French team makes its entry into the Euro. In Toulouse, the town hall is in favor of setting up a fan zone if the Blues qualify for the semi-finals. But not before.
Kick-off ! Since Friday, the Euro football – postponed for a year due to the health crisis – has started. Tonight, it’s the French football team’s turn to enter the competition. The Blues face Germany. As since the start of the tournament, Toulouse residents can follow the match in some bars in the city. However, the final whistle will be around 10:50 p.m., or ten minutes before the start of the curfew. No prefectural exemption is considered for the occasion. As could have been the case for a semi-final at Roland Garros this Friday evening.
If the start of the Euro seems cautious for Toulouse supporters, the rest of the competition could be more convivial. For the moment, the Toulouse town hall has not yet made a decision to set up a fan zone. Even if she is in favor of it. Still on the sports register, “this Sunday, Stade Toulousain could well qualify for the final of the Top 14. If this is the case, we will already try to install a giant screen. We will be able to see what we will do for the Euro afterwards, ”indicates the Capitol.
Recall that the prefecture of Haute-Garonne had showered the enthusiasm of the supporters during the Champion Cup final in May under cover of the incidence rate of Covid-19.
Hope for the running backs
For the Euro, the government has not prohibited the establishment of areas dedicated to the broadcasting of the competition, the Ministry of Youth and Sports has submitted its authorization to compliance with very heavy specifications.
In the Pink City, a fan zone could well emerge, but not before the qualification of France for the semi-finals, which will be played a few days after the deconfinement. “The giant screens are very expensive, recalls the City. So yes, we have the green light but no aid from the state. ”“ The Covid-19 epidemic is also not over. We must remain vigilant and worry about respecting the sanitary protocol. We can not yet confirm anything today, ”underlines the town hall.
If an area dedicated to the diffusion of the Euro were to emerge in Toulouse, the prefecture of Haute-Garonne will have to give its approval. A gauge would have to be respected and the public will probably have to remain seated, far from the jubilation of the 2018 World Cup. The update on the health situation in the coming days will be decisive.
Are the bars boosted by the competition?
Since the reopening, the terraces of establishments open to the public (ERP) are full. Usually, football competitions boost the attendance of bars. This year, it’s not really necessary.
“The first match of the Euro made some people move. Since then, not many people. We are waiting to see if the match of the France team will bring back the world, ”says Valentin Lerigoleur, manager of the bar Au Fût et à mesure. He assures us that “the bar did not need the tournament to fill up”. “We’re full every day,” he smiles. At Danu, a bar specializing in broadcasting sports events, the Euro represents a certain percentage of turnover. “Obviously, the matches of the France team are very watched here. Even if we have broadcast them all since the start of the competition. If we could not broadcast matches, we would lose between 40 and 50% of the turnover each week ”, indicates Guilhem Misseri, the manager.
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