Eric Besson, included the modernisation of the country’s football stadia among numerous proposals to increase the competitiveness of French football in a report unveiled at the Parc des Princes on Wednesday. He also proposed means to ‘encourage private sector investment into stadia as well as facilitating partnerships between the public and private sectors.’

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Frédéric Thiriez: ‘A foundation report’
“I salute the quality of Eric Besson’s report, created under the initiative of Bernard Laporte and presented after profound investigation with those involved. This report confirms, through the use of figures, that professional football in France is lagging behind in economic, and hence sporting, terms, the rest of Europe – which echoes the concerns expressed for years by the decision-makers of French football and the public. The philosophy of this report lays the foundations for a European football model, based on a renovated and modernised French model.” source lfp.fr