Première Ligue Convention: "The goal, to work together with intelligence and respect" (B. Caïazzo)

"The participants (more than 300) found the 2017 edition even more successful than the first one in 2016. The League (LFP), the UCPF (historical union of French professional football clubs) and us (Première Ligue, new union of primarily Ligue 1 clubs) have worked together, hand in hand, and we have similar goals to advance our football. So it's not about claiming the paternity of ideas or reforms, but rather working together with intelligence and respect," said Bernard Caïazzo, president of the Première Ligue union, to News Tank Football on 29/06/2017, the day after the 2017 Première Ligue Convention of French Professional Football, held in Cannes (FRA) on 27 and 28/06/2017.

"Foreign investors: What Opportunities for French football?", "LaLiga Santander: Keys to the Success of the Development of its International TV Rights", and "Format, Refereeing, Technology: What are the Changes for French Competitions?" were the themes of the three major conferences scheduled during the second convention in Cannes.

"Javier Tebas (CEO of LaLiga) gave us at least 10 good tips for France to…