Paris FC is not satisfied with the treatment reserved for its D1 women's team by the FFF competitions commission, and it made this known in a press release on Tuesday.
In Charléty, the dissatisfaction lies in the rescheduling date of the match of the 13th day of Paris FC - Le Havre, set for Wednesday March 6.
“Eight days before the event, we still have not received official notification for the schedule (waiting for TV broadcast), said the press release.
The postponement date does not seem appropriate to us for several reasons.
Our internationals will play 4 matches in 10 days, the physical health of the players is not respected at the dawn of a major competition in France, in the run-up to the Olympic Games.
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The Parisian club, whose women's team is 3rd in the championship, believes that the date of March 6 compromises its chances in the Coupe de France, against PSG, on Sunday March 10 at Charléty (3 p.m.): "The postponement takes place 4 days before the semi-final of the French Women's Cup, a match of capital importance for the club, also with a strong impact on the development of women's football.
We can raise the unfairness between the 2 clubs, who will prepare for this match in very different conditions.
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Official press release from Paris FC regarding the postponement of the @D1Arkema match against @hacfem.
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Pierre Ferracci's club also judges that the late announcement of the date of the postponement impacts its communication to the attention of supporters.
“The deadline for announcing the postponement date is too short given that we do not yet have the timetable for the meeting;
it does not allow a real communication plan to be put in place to bring a large number of spectators to the stadium.
Our desire is to maintain a high level of stadium capacity, as we were able to do against Real and Chelsea in the Women's Champions League.
We want to persevere on this path, even if it is at a lower level for a championship match.
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Finally, the press release highlights the levity of the competent committee: “Being eliminated in the Women's Champions League, dates became available and could have allowed the postponement of this match under better conditions, both in terms of fairness and in terms of preserving the health of players.
We find this very regrettable;
It is time for the Competitions Commission of the French Football Federation to take the concerns of clubs and players a little better into account, when this does not pose any particular difficulty in the management of calendars.
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