LFP TV rights: "For the moment there has been no official withdrawal from Canal or beIN" (JM. Aulas)

"For the moment, there has been no official withdrawal. beIN Sports has signed a contract. There has been no withdrawal from neither Canal+ nor beIN. The solutions exist. I don't think there will be a head-on split. That would not serve anyone. You always have to fear procedures. But until now, they have always been well controlled, whether at the commercial court in Paris or before the Competition Authority," said Jean-Michel Aulas, president of Olympique Lyonnais (Ligue 1 Uber Eats), to the French daily L'Équipe, on 06/07/2021.

"After the failure of the choice of Mediapro in 2018, Canal+ regrets the decision of the Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP) to retain today the proposal of Amazon to the detriment of that of its historical partners Canal+ and beIN Sports. Canal+ will therefore not broadcast Ligue 1 (2021-2024 cycle)," announced the French pay-TV group on 11/06/2021. Canal+ had acquired, under sub-license from beIN Sports, the live broadcasting rights to two games per matchday (on Saturdays at 21:00 and Sundays at 17:00, Lot 3) for €332m per season, on 09/12/2019…