Overview

• Éric Coquerel presented a cross‑party proposal backed by about 90 MPs to insert an enforceable ‘aléa sportif’ principle into France’s Sports Code.
• The draft would forbid any shareholder exercising control or “notable influence” over a French club from owning or influencing a foreign club in the same sport.
• Sanctions would scale up to fines worth 2% of the offending group’s global revenue with automatic exclusion from competitions until the situation is remedied.
• The DNCG would gain wider powers to vet and oppose takeovers or ownership changes, while supporters’ associations and local authorities could refer cases for review.
• The text would not apply retroactively and would cover all sports, with next steps including use of a parliamentary slot or attachment to the Savin‑Lafon Senate bill, alongside efforts to coordinate with UEFA and FIFA and concerns over enforcement capacity and investment impact.