Covid-19: "Finish season in Oct/Nov and start next season in February 2021" (J-P Rivère, OGC Nice)

"The World Cup in Qatar takes place from 21/11 to 18/12/2022. My idea is to adapt to this staggered competition, and to today's uncertainty. We can take all the time we need to finish the current season in October or November, and we start next season in February 2021. We can begin the Euro in June 2021, and we finish (the league season) at the end of October. In 2022, we have a little break in August and the same thing can happen following the World Cup," said Jean-Pierre Rivère, president of OGC Nice (Ligue 1 Conforama), to the French sports daily L'Équipe on 24/03/2020.

"Following announcements by the President of the French Republic (Emmanuel Macron) in response to the health crisis linked to Covid-19, the LFP board of directors unanimously decided to immediately suspend the Ligue 1 Conforama and Domino's Ligue 2 championships until further notice," announced the French Professional Football League on Friday 13/03/2020. While ending the 2019-20 season is a priority for clubs and the LFP, all remain uncertain in the face of the Coronavirus pandemic, the end of which is currently…