Jean-Michel Aulas has been watching a lot of soccer in recent weeks. On the one hand, Aulas, the president of the French club Olympique Lyonnais, loves the sport. And even though games across Europe are being played against the surreal and sterile backdrop of fan-free stadiums, he says he cannot get enough of it. On the other hand, with each passing game, with each passing week that soccer’s return from its monthslong pandemic pause passes without incident, Aulas’s fury has mounted. Aulas then failed to successfully appeal the decision in court.

Source: New York Times June 27, 2020 13:53 UTC