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“The Qataris have arrived at the right moment,” wrote France Football editor in chief Rémy Lacombe. Last month a report revealed Ligue 1 clubs are €114 million in debt and even with the entry of Al-Jazeera following the retreat of Orange from the TV rights market, the new deal entitles them to €158 million per year less than its predecessor.

According to an investigation by the magazine So Foot, the French President Nicolas Sarkozy intervened to help Paris Saint-Germain. A well-known supporter of the club, he met Sheikh Tamin al-Thani at the Élysée palace on November 23. Michel Platini was also invited. “He told me that the Qataris were good people,” recalled the Uefa President. Ten days later Platini voted for Qatar to be awarded the hosting rights for the 2022 World Cup.

A ‘special relationship’ had been formed, one that So Foot claim would impact upon Paris Saint-Germain. By now Qatar has become a privileged partner in the French economy. They hold interests in some of the country’s biggest corporations like Total, Air Liquide, the European Aeronautic Defence and Space company and literally helped get the project to build the A380 airbus off the ground.
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