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Lyon president calls on French prime minister to reverse termination of Ligue 1 season

Last month it was announced that the two top divisions of French football would not resume with the nation's prime minister prohibiting sports-related activities to return before the end of June.

Paris Saint-Germain were declared champions as a result, while Bongani Zungu's Amiens and Toulouse, who were relegated with 10 games remaining, have seen appeals rejected by the league's governing body.

With Lyon finishing in seventh-place and missing out on European football for the 2020/21 season, Aulas has claimed the bold decision will create an economic crisis for French football.

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"The Bundesliga resumed matches on 16 May, Spain will resume matches on 8 June. Italy, Russia and Portugal have resumed collective training and England is working on a resumption after 19 June," Aulas said, as per BBC Football.

"How can France not be downgraded very quickly and see its professional football devalued? Many developments and hopes are expected on this date, so that France can gradually regain a good dynamic.

"Could we imagine that 2 June is also a great opportunity to rectify the mistake concerning French football and to allow, with a health protocol used everywhere, a gradual resumption of training and, why not, a resumption of the 2019-20 season over the months of July or August?"

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