French women\u2019s football giants Lyon will be declared league champions for the 2019-20 campaign, collecting the title for the 14th consecutive year after the season was ended by the coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n
The decision was confirmed to AFP by a source close to talks held Monday by the French football federation as well as a source at Lyon, backing up an earlier report from RMC Sport.<\/p>\n
Lyon, winners of the past four Women\u2019s Champions League finals, have claimed the French title every year since 2007.<\/p>\n
The women\u2019s top flight in France was halted in mid-March when Lyon held a three-point lead over Paris Saint-Germain.<\/p>\n
Last month, French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe announced that professional sport could not return until September.<\/p>\n
The men\u2019s Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 divisions were ended, with PSG named the top-flight champions.<\/p>\n
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Lyon and PSG will likely represent France next season in the Women\u2019s Champions League.<\/p>\n
Both clubs made it through to the quarter-finals of this season\u2019s competition. Lyon are due to play Bayern Munich while PSG will face Arsenal if UEFA is able to reschedule the latter stages of the knockout rounds.<\/p>\n
AFP<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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