Even the divorce will be painful. The presidents of Ligue 1 clubs, gathered in college this Tuesday, chose the path of rupture with Dazn, the main broadcaster of the championship, and while the British streaming platform must still pay two deadlines, on April 30 and June 30, for a total of 140 million euros. The decision was then validated by the vote of the Board of Directors of the LFP. The latter transmitted to the mediator a financial proposal for breach of contract that Dazn rejected.
The breach of contract voted by the LFP specified that Dazn had to pay 140 million for the end of the season and pay compensation between 110 and 125 million euros for the following season, according to sources. This dispute should be decided in court, while the platform has launched a legal action against the LFP, which it holds responsible for its rout: it claims 573 million euros “for observed failure” and “deception on the goods”.
Difficult mediation
For more than a month, a mediator mandated by the Paris Commercial Court has been trying to find common ground between the two parties. According to a source close to the file, one of the short-term solutions carried by Dazn was an agreement for a withdrawal from the end of the current season with “conditions to be defined” (as it stands, the contract linking Dazn to French football runs until 2029, with a possibility of exit at the end of the 2025-26 season). It seems that those of the LFP did not give satisfaction. “The contract binding the parties remains in force and LFP Media expects its partner that it fully executes all of its obligations in this respect,” reacted the League.
