This morning at 11 a.m. Emmanuel Macron, the President of the French Republic, accompanied by Prime Minister Jean Castex and several ministers brought together sports players.

An announcement for the world of sport?

It is likely that the government will make announcements in order to preserve the terrible crisis suffered in the world of sport.

Sport lost 260 million euros with the logical collapse of contributions. The newspaper Le Monde had also perfectly demonstrated the damage caused by the health crisis with the fall in the number of licensees. And the FFT must also see close to 30.000 licensees in less in one year. A negative figure, but we can say that it has however taken the crisis well on this part.

The annual layoff system in tennis may have cushioned this decline. But for how long ? Is 2021 about to be an even more complicated year?

This is what many sports players anticipate.

FFT - Fall in the number of licensees in 2020

107 million €?

To face the crisis, the Team newspaper explains that the President of the Republic could announce the € 107 million release for clubs and event organizers. Of course, we should know much more in the coming hours and days.

We will of course keep you posted on developments. As a reminder, next week, we will offer you an exclusive interview with the elected representative in charge of padel Hubert Picquier. In addition, the COMEX of the FFT must meet this Friday and thus or not allow the Federation to bring an action before the Council of State to unblock the situation for tennis and tennis clubs. padel.

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Franck Binisti

Franck Binisti discovers the padel at the Club des Pyramides in 2009 in the Paris region. Since padel is part of his life. You often see him touring France going to cover the major events of padel French.