Money talks

The majority of French players at this years World Cup will be playing for clubs outside of France, the financial position of Ligue 1 making it impossible to compete with the monied clubs in England, Spain and Italy. Now the government, under EU pressure, is relaxing laws that stopped clubs floating on the stock market and some teams think this will help them bring in new revenue and hang onto their better players.

Quite a few English teams have floated on the markets and it hasn’t always produced the financial godsend the fans have been hoping for, but if it helps the French league to improve their position it has to be worth a try.

For the size of the country and the amount of talented players it produces France should have one of the best leagues in Europe.