The League of professional football (LFP) will know the name of its new president on September 10. It was confirmed Friday in a statement that the election, which was to take place originally in November, will take place at the start of the year. "Together this July 31, 2020, the board of directors of the LFP has decided to convene an elective general assembly on 10 September 2020 in application of the articles of association of the LFP, and in accordance with the memorandum of agreement between the clubs of league 1 and League 2 ", it is indicated.
on Wednesday, the 40 professional football clubs French had recognised the principle of advancement to September of the election originally scheduled in November, at the expiration of the mandate of the current leaders. The record of the renewal of the leaders of the League has accelerated in recent days with the decision of the current president Nathalie Boy de la Tour, in the position for 2016, not to run for a second term in office, announced in the columns of The Team on Monday.
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many names of potential successors have since flourished in the press, such as those of Michel Denisot (former PSG and Chateauroux, ex-Canal+ ), Cyril Linette (ex-Canal+, The Team, today, at the PMU), Gervais Martel (ex Lens), Michel Seydoux (ex-Lille) and Vincent Labrune (ex-Marseille).
