Monaco-LFP deal: seven leaders introduce action for annulment before the French Council of State

Seven presidents or senior executives of Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 clubs introduced an action, on 13/02/2014, before the French Council of State for annulment of the agreement concluded on 24/01/2014 between the LFP (French Professional Football League) and AS Monaco (Ligue 1). The lawyer Romaric Lazerges, of the Parisian firm Allen & Overy LLP, is responsible for filing the necessary legal procedures.

These seven leaders are presidents Jean-Louis Triaud (Girondins de Bordeaux), Jean-François Fortin (SM Caen), Michel Seydoux (Lille), Loic Fery (FC Lorient) Vincent Labrune (Olympique de Marseille), the deputy president Laurent Nicollin (Montpellier Hérault SC) and Jean-Claude Blanc, COO of Paris Saint-Germain, and they sent a letter to the president of the LFP, Frédéric Thiriez, on 12/02/2014 in which they identify grave concerns in an agreement they deem "hasty, not transparent and insufficient."

They also sent a letter to all the presidents of Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 to explain their approach in this litigation.

• "If some presidents believe that our initiative is not too drastic, or at least…