France considering Ligue 1 restart in June according to report

Teams would have to play every three days for regular campaign to end by July 25

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Ligue 1 organisers are still looking at completing the current season. Reuters

Apr 14, 2020

France is considering restarting Ligue 1 on June 3 or June 17, sports daily L'Equipe reported, citing a document from league organisers.

Football in France was suspended indefinitely last month due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On Monday French President Emmanuel Macron extended the lockdown in the country to May 11.

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The L'Equipe report said that if the season resumed on June 17 teams would have to play every three days so the regular campaign could end by July 25, leaving time for relegation and promotion playoffs to be completed by August 2.

The report also said LFP members had voted on Friday to push back the start of next season by two weeks to August 23, but that the decision would have to be confirmed by France's Football Federation (FFF).

The French Cup final between Paris Saint-Germain and St Etienne has been scheduled for June 27, according to the document, while the League Cup final between PSG and Olympique Lyonnais had been pencilled in for July 11.