Clifford Chance

Clifford Chance advises the Ligue de Football Professionnel in the context of the sale of its commercial television rights for the seasons 2016-2020.

The international law firm Clifford Chance has advised the Ligue de Football Professionel (LFP) in the context of the offer to interested parties concerning the sale of the Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 television rights for the seasons 2016/2017 to 2019/2020.

On Friday 4 April 2014, following the end of the invitation to tender, the LFP allocated the total rights for a value of EUR 748.5 million per season, of which Ligue 1 represents EUR 726.5 million compared to the current figure of EUR 607.0 million per season.

With such a sum, the value of French football has significantly progressed and it has truly positioned itself at the forefront of the European leagues, in accordance with the ambitions of the LFP. The outcome of this invitation to tender also provides the French professional football clubs with a financial clarity which is essential to their own development.

The Clifford Chance team which advised the LFP comprised of Yves Wehrli (Partner), Emmanuel Durand (Partner), Charles-Henri Boeringer (Counsel), Alexandre Manasterski and Gregory Sroussi.