French Ligue 1 Matches To Resume This Weekend

[Webster]

NBC Sports: French League Games To Go On As Planned

PARIS (AP) France’s secretary of sport says soccer matches around the country will go ahead this weekend in the wake of the deadly attacks in Paris, saying “life must go on.”

Thierry Braillard said in an interview Wednesday with sports daily L’Equipe that calling games off would be “exactly what these barbarians want,” referring to the gunmen and suicide bombers who attacked Paris last Friday night.

Braillard says French football league president Frederic Thiriez is “totally” in agreement with the decision.

Friday’s rampage led to sporting events in Paris and other cities being canceled last weekend.

There was no top-level league football scheduled because of the international break – France hosted Germany at the Stade de France, where explosives were detonated outside – so the French first division will resume Friday evening when Lyon travels to Nice.

 

[rf-harris]

Good to know this. Looking forward seeing the matches and some magic from PSG

 

[Ash]

I think its good to see this happening. If they stopped the games then its exactly what the terrorists would have wanted to happen - for us to be scared. Hopefully nothing else happens

 

[Webster]

I think its good to see this happening. If they stopped the games then its exactly what the terrorists would have wanted to happen - for us to be scared. Hopefully nothing else happens

Agreed; this is the same strategy that we used in American sports following 9/11...you mourn, you delay things a few days, then you get back up and resume play. You don't show fear or cower at their threats; you dust yourself off and keep on going.