What if the finals of our National Cups were contested in crazy atmospheres? According to RMC, the president of the FFF Noël Le Graët hopes to go beyond the maximum gauge of 5,000 people currently set by the government to avoid the spread of the coronavirus during sporting or cultural events.
“Today, it is 5,000 people. We will obviously work so that, if health doctrine allows, the tonnage can increase,” replied the minister, invited to respond to this project.
The problem of 5,000 people
“Now, there are other points to consider than those of a football match which are taken into account. The problem of 5,000 people does not affect only one sector. Decisions are taken in interdepartmentality”, a she continued during a press conference at the Ministry of Sports.
The finals of the Coupe de France (Paris SG – Saint-Etienne) and the Coupe de la Ligue (Paris SG – Lyon) could kick off the resumption of football in France in late July and early August.
Empower event actors as well as spectators
They are scheduled at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, which can accommodate more than 80,000 spectators in normal times.
“We are well aware that welcoming 5,000 people to the Stade de France is not the same thing as in a hall or a sports hall with 10,000 seats. It is above all, for us, how supporters go to the stadium, with what means of transport. This is why we want to make the actors of events as well as the spectators responsible for proposing a protocol which makes it possible to insure everyone “, concluded the minister.