The president of OGC Nice, Jean-Pierre Rivère, proposed in recent days to wedge the end of the Ligue 1 season from September. An option that would allow clubs to align themselves with the dates of the 2022 World Cup (from November 21, 2022 to December 18, 2022 in Qatar) and the calendar year. The President of Nice has received the support of the boss of the FFF, Noël Le Graët. And from now on, Frédéric Thiriez, former president of the LFP (2002-2016), has been in favor of his idea. If the former leader of the League is also convinced of this proposal to align with the dates of the 2022 World Cup, he finally sees there the possibility of moving from a winter championship (August-May) to a championship of summer (March, November).
“The months of December and January are the most overloaded with the problems that we know: risk of injury, low crowds in stadiums, number of goals at half mast. By aligning with the calendar year with a real winter break, we could play in the spring, summer and fall, the best seasons for an outdoor sport ”, he reported that daily The team. This idea had crossed his mind in 2008 when he headed the LFP but he had to give up because the transition was going to be too complex.
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