As we all know, relations are not good between Canal+ and the Professional Football League (LFP). For the first time in its history, the encrypted channel, which has been the league’s historic broadcaster since its creation in 1984, did not take part in the tender for the 2024-2029 period, which ended in a painful sale to DAZN and beIN Sports. for half the expected sum.
“It’s not just Ligue 1”.
Since then, the club’s president Maxime Saada has never missed an opportunity to point out just how good life can be without it. Ligue 1 in its catalog, the money saved having enabled it to buy all the European cups and continue its investments in rugby and Formula 1, to name but a few sports.
As the channel celebrates its 40th anniversary this Monday, it has released a TV series-style clip on its networks, retracing the great moments in its history. And she couldn’t resist slipping in a little jibe at the LFP.
In a short scene devoted to soccer rights and Vincent Labrune’s recent call for bids, we hear this conversation between two actors:
– “We’ve done everything for French soccer, is this how they thank us?”
– “How much?”
– “A billion!”
– “It’s not just Ligue 1.”
An image of Formula 1for which Canal has extended the rights until 2029. There are no small victories.