French Ligue 1 season will not restart due to the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, following an announcement made by French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe.
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports the French Prime Minister confirmed the development on Tuesday, leaving the hope of Paris St Germain (PSG) lifting the title hanging.
“The 2019-2020 season of professional sports, especially that of football, will not be able to resume. To give event organisers visibility, I want to make it clear that major sporting and cultural events, in particular festivals, major trade fairs, all events that bring together more than 5,000 participants and are therefore the subject of a declaration at the police headquarters and must be organised well in advance, cannot be held before September,” Philippe said while announcing France’s plans to exit confinement.
It is not yet known whether Ligue de Football Professional (LFP) will choose to abandon the season with no promotion or relegation and no champions.
The governing bodies of French football are due to meet in May to discuss the final league standings, with it yet to be determined who will be crowned champions, who will be relegated and who will win promotion.
PSG look set to be crowned Ligue 1 champions for a third successive year, having opened up a 12-point lead over Marseille at the top of the table.
The 2020/21 season had been due to begin in August.