体坛英语资讯：Three Ligue 1 clubs appeals against ending football season rejected by court
<p><span word="PARIS">PARIS</span>, <span word="May">May</span> 22-- <span word="A">A</span> <span word="Paris">Paris</span> <span word="administrative">administrative</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="rejected">rejected</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="appeals">appeals</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="Ligue">Ligue</span> 1 <span word="clubs">clubs</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="claimed">claimed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="season">season</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="wrongly">wrongly</span> <span word="abandoned">abandoned</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="governing">governing</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="Professional">Professional</span> <span word="Football">Football</span> <span word="League">League</span> (<span word="LFP">LFP</span>).</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="Ligue">Ligue</span> 1 <span word="clubs">clubs</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="relegated">relegated</span> <span word="Amiens">Amiens</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Toulouse">Toulouse</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="powerhouses">powerhouses</span> <span word="Lyon">Lyon</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="seventh">seventh</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="league">league</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="prematurely">prematurely</span> <span word="ended">ended</span>.</p><p><span word="LFP">LFP</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="court">court</span> "<span word="logically">logically</span> <span word="retained">retained</span> ... <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="decisions">decisions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="scope">scope</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="League">League</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Board">Board</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Directors">Directors</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="April">April</span> 30 <span word="could">could</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="challenged">challenged</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Council">Council</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="State">State</span>."</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="divisions">divisions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="officially">officially</span> <span word="ended">ended</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="April">April</span> 30 <span word="with">with</span> 10 <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 38 <span word="scheduled">scheduled</span> <span word="rounds">rounds</span> <span word="unplayed">unplayed</span>, <span word="two">two</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Edouard">Edouard</span> <span word="Philippe">Philippe</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="that">that</span> "<span word="no">no</span> <span word="sporting">sporting</span> <span word="events">events</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="September">September</span>" <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coronavirus">coronavirus</span> <span word="pandemic">pandemic</span>.</p><p><span word="LFP">LFP</span> <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Paris">Paris</span> <span word="Saint">Saint</span>-<span word="Germain">Germain</span> <span word="retained">retained</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Ligue">Ligue</span> 1 <span word="title">title</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="consecutive">consecutive</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bottom">bottom</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="sides">sides</span>, <span word="Amiens">Amiens</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Toulouse">Toulouse</span>, <span word="were">were</span> <span word="relegated">relegated</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span>-<span word="tier">tier</span> <span word="Ligue">Ligue</span> 2.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="goes">goes</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="sporting">sporting</span> <span word="fairness">fairness</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="punishment">punishment</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="league">league</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="unjust">unjust</span>," <span word="Amiens">Amiens</span>' <span word="president">president</span>, <span word="Bernard">Bernard</span> <span word="Joannin">Joannin</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="May">May</span> 12.</p><p><span word="Joannin">Joannin</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="pursuing">pursuing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="re">re</span>-<span word="start">start</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="insisted">insisted</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="relegations">relegations</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="season">season</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="ended">ended</span> <span word="naturally">naturally</span>.</p><p><span word="Olivier">Olivier</span> <span word="Sadran">Sadran</span>, <span word="Joannin">Joannin</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="counterpart">counterpart</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Toulouse">Toulouse</span>, <span word="also">also</span> <span word="favored">favored</span> <span word="a">a</span> 22-<span word="team">team</span> <span word="Ligue">Ligue</span> 1 <span word="for">for</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="season">season</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="courts">courts</span> <span word="to">to</span> "<span word="defend">defend</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="rights">rights</span>" <span word="because">because</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="to">to</span> "<span word="ensure">ensure</span> <span word="sporting">sporting</span> <span word="fairness">fairness</span>."</p>
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