The copyright cannot be sold, and the Ligue 1 broadcasts itself!

Ligue 1 and Ligue 1 giants Paris Saint-Germain have ushered in a season of harvest in the 2025 season. Under the leadership of Enrique, Paris Saint-Germain not only won the league championship and second place in the Club World Cup, but also won the honor of his career - the Golden Globe Award. But these honors did not make the club happy. But why?

This also means that the efforts of alienation are no longer proportional to the rewards obtained. According to French "League" report, although Paris Saint-Germain has been full of honors this season, it has only won 4.67 million euros in prize money. This amount is not even enough compared to last season. The players have worked hard for a season. This result is really uncomfortable. Without the stimulation of money, even if they are a player with good skills, are they still in the mood to play well? I'm afraid the only problem I'm considering is transfer.

At the same time, the cliff-like decline in the share of Ligue 1 broadcasts was due to the early termination of the broadcaster DAZN in May 2025. The real reason behind this is the financial shrinkage of the Ligue 1 league. Not to mention those wealthy clubs, even those with average strength, they will probably be struggling to live in such a big environment.

Perhaps because of the fiscal deficit, those former partners, such as old partners Canal+, new partners Mediapro, Amazon Prime Video, DAZN, etc., may have left the original funder for these reasons, and the Ligue 1 has to enter the era of self-reliance.

In the past five seasons, Canal+ and Ligue 1 have really been "Hello, I'm, Hello, everyone". But now, the copyright of the Ligue 1 cannot be sold, so the so-called sincere cooperation has come to an abrupt end.

The user growth is far lower than expected and is also a key reason for DAZN's exit. Not only that, Ligue 1 itself has not stepped up its efforts in combating piracy. In the past five years, not only has the number of fans been seriously lost, but DAZN also paid its own termination of contract and terminated its cooperation with the Ligue 1. It seems that the Ligue 1 is really going to be self-sufficient.

Perhaps, in this way, the excitement of Ligue 1 will drop significantly compared with La Liga, Premier League, etc., but at present, this is also an inevitable trend. At the moment of economic downturn, Ligue 1 and its ambitious giant clubs can only seek blessings and find a way out.