Friday afternoon, French football decided to dismiss Canal + bluntly in its goals. He preferred Amazon's offer, to the detriment of that of its historical partner. The choice of Amazon "
is that of financial strength
", with its 420 billion dollars in turnover, according to a club leader, happy to be able to rely on a major player "
after the debacle of Mediapro
" . And which, moreover, offers favorable conditions of payment to the clubs: while the boxes are completely empty, a large part of the television rights will be paid to them
"from this summer"
.
For the rejected "friend of thirty", who has contributed during all these years to promote the tricolor round ball, the potion is bitter.
Too much?
Canal + has slammed the door and announced that it will not pay or broadcast the league games it holds for three more seasons.
Atmosphere ...
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