The LFP, which governs and organizes France’s top two professional football divisions (Ligue 1 and Ligue 2), released a public statement on 17 March 2021 announcing a unanimous decision reached by the Assembly of Presidents of all French professional clubs. According...
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French Clubs Refuse to Release Players for International Matches outside of the EU
On 17 March 2021, the French Professional Football League (LFP - Ligue the Football Professionnel) announced that it would not release non-French players called up for their national representative teams to play outside the European Union area during the March 2021 international match window.