The State Council disavows Thiriez and LFP – Sports.fr

The Council of State ruled … temporarily. This Friday, the administrative body approached by the Professional Football League agreed with the French Federation about the conflict born of the system of the two relegation-promotions, advocated particularly by Frederic Thiriez. An interim annuls the measure before a final decision late 2015 or early 2016.

The FFF won his duel with the LFP. On Friday, the Council of State ruled in Christmas Graët and Executive Committee of the Federation, who canceled the inauguration, at the end of the current year, a two relegation system in Ligue 2 and two promotions to the Ligue 1. Clan Frederic Thiriez had the highest administrative court to push through, but was sent into the ropes.

However temporarily, since the State Council delivered a single chambers, which acts as an interim measure so. Both sides will have the opportunity to continue to discuss the issue in the coming months in order to successfully find common ground as quickly as possible, without the need to resort to external referees .

“ The State Council would not decide in an emergency. It’s a shame because the uncertainty remains, but it is so. The matter will be considered later on the bottom. Only p artie discount. It is fortunate that the State Council agrees to hear the case quickly. The sooner the better! “said Frederic Thiriez. The Minister of the City, Youth and Sports took the opportunity to remind him governing bodies to order, that they were unable to move the file.

“ The Council State did not decide the merits because it was an interim relief. The decision on the merits will intervene only in several months. The conflict between the French Football Federation and the Professional Football League is therefore potentially not completed , said Patrick Kanner. But again we invite stakeholders to dialogue, unity and responsibility. The sports we love is the one that takes place on land, not in the courts. It is for the national football authorities to be exemplary in this respect. We reiterate our their mediation proposal. Ministry Doors open to them “.

The actors of this burning issue, which notably led 18 clubs of the elite to desert the UCPF (Union of French professional clubs), are invited to respond and sit around a table. Otherwise, the State Council will make a final opinion between late 2015 and early 2016, while leaving the clubs concerned by the descent or the rise in uncertainty until then …