Against the current, the president of Brest believes that "the Championship must stop"

Stop or again? While Belgium is headed straight for a definitive cancellation of its championship, which is not (at all) to the taste of UEFA, the question of a possible resumption of Ligue 1 arises. How? 'Or' What ? When? The containment will be in place at least until mid-April, and probably more. With at least a fortnight of training before imagining the players of the French elite frolicking on the grounds, difficult therefore to glimpse the hypothesis of matches played before mid-May…

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Suddenly, like Tony Parker - president of ASVEL - in basketball, the very discreet president of Brest, Denis Le Saint, believes that the Ligue 1 cuvée 2019-20 should stop there. “From my point of view, this is the end. It stops there. The Championship must stop, he launched this Friday, in comments reported by The Team . The season cannot resume. Leaving containment will be very long and very gradual, the Prime Minister (Édouard Philippe) said so. We are not going to have to move around too much. The Belgians (the Belgian League) want to stop, the Italians and the Spanish will not hang out. We can't resume. ”

"You can't talk about money in football when people lose their lives, it's indecent"

To argue his point, the Breton president stresses that "football is not the priority today", in the midst of a health crisis. Especially since the idea of ​​multiplying matches behind closed doors hardly excites him… “It is a hobby. In order of priorities, it does not come first, it does not come second either, but well after for the French, "says Mr. Saint, adding that" football is something that we share with the others". All without mentioning the risks that the leader does not want to impose on his troops.

And the financial aspect in all this? It is not trivial. It cannot be. A final stop of the championship would have serious consequences ... But the priority is elsewhere. "We can't talk about money in football when people lose their lives, it's indecent, insists Denis Le Saint. We cannot want to continue at any cost. If some people want to resume, this is a serious mistake. The image of football should not be spoiled. We would pay dearly for it. The season is over. We have to think about next season. And definitely stop this one. It's the best thing we have to do. ” For now, a dissonant voice in the landscape of French football. For now only?

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