ExclusiveFrance: 19 of 20 Ligue 1 clubs approve, in a motion, LFP's "two up, two down" system from 2015-16

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"On the subject of the two promotions and two relegations (between Ligue 1 and Ligue 2) for 2015-16, 19 out of 20 clubs have completely approved the measure decided by the League's board of directors on 21/05/2015 and confirmed on 09/07/2015," said the college of Ligue 1 club presidents in a motion that News Tank Football was able to obtain on 22/07/2015. (The only club to oppose the motion was En Avant de Guingamp).

The presidents of Ligue 1 met via conference call on 20/07/2015. "It was not Frédéric Thiriez (President of the LFP), which invited the college (into the call), it was the opposite. The presidents of Ligue 1 asked his opinion as a consultant and invited him," said Michel Seydoux, the president of LOSC Lille, to News Tank Football on 21/07/2015. "The college wanted to know his opinion, because the problem is a thorny one in legal terms," added Michel Seydoux.

Noël Le Graët, the president of the FFF, has included the question of the promotion-relefation system between Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 on the agenda of the Federation's Executive Committee meeting on 23/07/2015. "This…


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