Many people in France question the country's decision to prematurely end its football season amid the Covid-19 pandemic
In this file photo taken on February 09, 2020 Fans light flares in the stands during the French L1 football match between Paris Saint-Germain and Lyon at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris.
The LFP's announcement at the time was based on French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe's statement that the season "cannot restart" as the pandemic raged in late April. France has officially recorded nearly 29,000 deaths from Covid-19, far more than Germany but fewer than Italy or the UK and fewer than Spain per head of population.
However, the leading voice against the early ending has been Jean-Michel Aulas, president of Lyon. They were seventh when the season stopped in mid-March and so were denied European qualification. While France's national team won the World Cup for the second time in 2018, most of its leading players aspire to play abroad and the ongoing debate raises the uncomfortable question about whether its domestic league actually belongs in the same category as its rivals.
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