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France aims to copy Premier League finance model

The French Football Federation announced on May 12, 2025, plans to replace the Ligue de Football Professionnel with a club-owned entity modeled after the English Premier League.
The plan follows work from three task forces launched in March 2025, responding to financial challenges and governance complexity in French football.
The new company, with clubs, FFF, and CVC Capital Partners as shareholders, will manage and market professional competitions, absorbing LFP’s current functions.
In 2022, CVC committed €1.5 billion to LFP Media, securing a stake and anticipating a key position in French football's new management structure; Philippe Diallo described the initiative as creating a "French equivalent of the Premier League."
The proposal aims to simplify governance and create a transparent framework for professional clubs, but it requires legislative approval by the Senate on June 10, 2025.

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France aims to copy Premier League finance model

French football intends to have its own version of the Premier League, with a club-owned entity replacing the Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP) as part of plans announced by French Football Federation president Philippe Diallo on Monday.

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