Due to the coronavirus epidemic, the interruption of the Ligue 1 season was imperative. A measure taken on the advice of AS Saint-Etienne.
Nobody disputes the decision of the Professional Football League. Following its meeting Friday morning, the body formalized the suspension of the two professional championships until order. An announcement that we felt was coming when the meetings were to be played behind closed doors, in conditions unacceptable to AS Saint-Etienne. Indeed, the club co-chaired by Bernard Caïazzo encouraged the other teams to stop everything.
” It was AS Saint-Etienne who took the initiative to call most of the Ligue 1 clubs saying that we were in an extremely difficult situation, said the chairman of the Greens supervisory board on Activ Radio. Playing behind closed doors without supporting was also about taking risks for the players, there are also everyone around a match. Given what was happening in other sports, in other countries, the reason was that we had to suspend the championship and not play. “
“Everyone has joined ASSE”
” We decided to wait for the address of the President of the Republic. Following this speech, of course, everyone joined the ASSE and some clubs that took this initiativeadded the leader. As well the president of the FFF, of the League, everyone was responsible. It is not just a question of sport, it is a question of social responsibility. We are in the middle of a crisis, what we hope is that it lasts the shortest possible time. With or without the initiative of ASSE, all the main European championships have made the same decision.