The coronavirus crisis has “Highlighted the heaviness of governance” of French football, notes this Saturday in an interview with AFP Nathalie Boy de la Tour. The president of the Professional Football League (LFP) calls for a reform of the authorities: “I have been calling for governance reform since the start of my mandate. The crisis has only brought to light the heaviness of our governance, which includes a multitude of instances. This system does not allow us to be as agile and efficient as we should be. What I want today is to define, with the clubs, the independents, the families, the Federation, a governance that is up to the vision and the challenges that are ours. “
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“We have to clarify the roles”
“It is the governance of professional football that must be reviewed as a whole, not just that of the League. To make the governance of professional football more effective, it is necessary to relaunch the joint dialogue and to merge the unions of professional clubs, continues the manager. Another important point is stability. Today, if I compare the composition of the board of directors to that elected in 2016, there are almost 70% changes. Why not imagine that the clubs vote for representatives who can remain on the Board of Directors even in the event of a rise or relegation? “
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Nathalie Boy de la Tour also returned to the question of sharing the leadership of the League with Didier Quillot, the Executive Director General: “We have to clarify the roles. We need to go back to a president who chooses his general manager. The objective is to give back to the president the most extensive powers to represent the League and to ensure the general direction or to entrust this one to a general director whom he would designate. “
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