It is a seductive Ligue 1 season which will begin tomorrow

It is a seductive Ligue 1 season which will begin tomorrow. The football competition should extend the renewed interest vesting in 2008-2009 the final suspense between the Olympic Marseille and Bordeaux finally sacred champion. Both clubs have grown, just as Olympique Lyonnais who developed the package on transfers (read below) while the Paris-Saint-Germain continued the consolidation of his organization.

For observers, could be moving toward a "big four" French, that is a scheme whereby, as in England with Manchester United, Chelsea, Liverpool and Arsenal, four clubs dominate Championships. Behind, teams such as Rennes and Lille, in progress for several years, or even Nice or Lens, returning to League 2, can play the outsiders. The guarantee of attractive posters for broadcasters, Canal and Orange, who will pay again this year total some 668 million euros to rebroadcast the games. Already, last season, the professional football league (LFP) noted an increase of 24 of the average hearing on the encrypted string to 1.78 million viewers, with a point to 2. 93 million for the Marseille-Lyon match. "The Championship found what is the salt of the sport, namely the suspense and duels." "Provided that it takes", summarizes Cyril Linette, Director of sports of Canal .

The attendances were, they achieved a total Honourable of 7.9 million viewers, with an average of 21.050 per game. On the economic front, the French clubs continue their development, but it will see if crisis does not affect the resources of spectators. According to the CSA, the accumulation of the budgets of the League 2 reached the 900 million euros, against 868 million last season, an increase of 3.6. The latest report of the National Directorate of management control left appear for 2007-2008 16 positive balance or equilibrium on 20. Lyon was good student, with a profit of 20 million euros, as OM posted a net profit of 8 million.

Bad MTP student

It is still too early to connaître results 2008-2009, but Marseille said a forecast of 3.9 million gain. Lyon published a loss of EUR 2.4 million in the first half. But the rhodanien club sold striker Benzema to 32 million euros (read below) and has 160 million of own funds. Only the PSG will be still bad figure: its deficit, which was EUR 12 million in 2007-2008, should turn around 10 million. The Paris club will however benefited from the shoulder to complete its governance. The next appointment of Robin Leproux, former leader of M6 and RTL, President of the Executive Board mark a willingness to asserted growth. "He must make the club one of Europe's best," stated Sébastien Bazin, principal shareholder with Colony Capital. At OM, the death of Robert Louis-Dreyfus does not seem to question development. There also the Directorate has been strengthened with the appointment of Jean-Claude Dassier, former Director of information of TF1. A Marseille as Lyon and several other clubs, the France to the Euro 2016 bid has also accelerated stages projects. Major stages have been classified among the facilities of general interest, which allows to speed up procedures. Lyon, the local urban development plan has been revised and the club hope his OL Land (and its 100 million euros of additional income) for 2013. Marseille City Council voted on July 9 the principle of a public-private partnership to enlarge the Stade vélodrome 70,000 seats (150 million euros of investment).

In terms of sponsorship, finally, the arrival of operators of online games will prevent the decline in the market. Unibet and BetClic already took position in the MTP, in Lyon, or even to Olympique de Marseille.