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During theAfter Foot on Sunday evening on RMC, journalist Daniel Riolo strongly criticized Qatar’s domination of French football, particularly after the holding of the Champions Trophy in Doha. “Rename the Champions Trophy to the Qatar Trophy? Because it’s nothing else”he launched, denouncing excessive influence of Qatari owners, whom he considers omnipresent in decisions linked to Ligue 1. He ironically declared that the championship could be renamed “Qatar League 1” from the year next.
Riolo excuses Verratti…
Although Riolo recognizes the superiority of PSG on a sporting level, particularly during its victory against Monaco (1-0), he criticizes the economic and psychological impact of the Parisian club on the French championship. He is worried about television rights, calendars and the organization of competitions which he considers controlled by Parisian leaders, in particular Nasser al-Khelaïfi with the president of the LFP Vincent Labrune.
“Giving everything, going to your knees to this extent, it’s unacceptable”he declared, before adding that the financial power of Qatar “ chloroform » players, like Marco Verratti, by locking them in this “
galaxy ».
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