LFP: French football leaders reassured by the presentation of the Mediapro project

"I am very confident about the Mediapro project," stated Bernard Joannin, president of Amiens SC (Ligue 1 Conforama). "They made a beautiful presentation," assured Claude Michy, president of the UCPF (union of primarily Ligue 2 clubs). "It seems to me to hold up, it is serious," said Raymond Domenech, president of UNECATEF (French managers' union). "They were applauded at the end, so we can consider it rather reassuring," stated Pierre Wantiez, CEO of Havre AC (Domino's Ligue 2). Those who attended the presentation by Mediapro as "The new home of French football" (the expression of Julien Bergeaud, the new CEO of Mediapro Sport France) appeared both interested and serene at the end of the general assembly of the LFP in Paris (FRA) on 12/12/2019.

Mediapro ("a Catalan group, and not 'Chinese-Spanish'", emphasised Jaume Roures, president-founder, 12/12/2019) has acquired the broadcasting rights, in France, to nine games per matchday of Ligue 1 (including eight exclusively) and the Ligue 2 multiplex (eight games per matchday, exclusively) over the 2020-2024 period.

“Mediapro seemed to…