A bad joke?
No.
Étoile Lavalloise, French futsal (indoor football) champion, was due to face the Béthune club this Saturday in the first division.
But at the same time, in the Espace Mayenne where Laval matches are usually played, comedian Jérémy Ferrari will be on stage, Ouest France learns.
Despite a request for relocation to Caen, the French Federation refused the exemption.
And Étoile Lavalloise will therefore lose its match by forfeit.
This will also be the club's first defeat since the start of the season when the Mayenne club was preparing to face the penultimate in the standings.