Free Ligue 1
FrédéricFrédéric GoyonGoyon Director Free Ligue 1
Free Ligue 1 pledges to bring fans closer to their team, every step of the way. As society opens up once again, it is more important than ever to maintain this connection. The service we provide breaks down every barrier and offers a personalised experience that seamlessly blends into the daily lives of football fans and followers of the French championship. More than anything else, Free Ligue 1 gives you choice. The choice to watch all the action from the Ligue 1 Uber Eats, or just get an overview of the highlights. The choice to follow your favourite club or keep tabs on what’s going on with two, three or even 20 teams! The choice to eat, sleep and breathe football by activating minute-by-minute notifications or dip in to enjoy the summaries prepared by our experts when you have the time. Free Ligue 1 also means being able to watch every match of the season, from the opening duel between AS Monaco and FC Nantes to kick off the championship battle right through to the return leg of the relegation/ promotion playoffs at the end of May next year. This comprehensive package is unique on the market as Free is the only broadcaster to combine the action from every match in one single package. Because it is really important, today more than ever, to make it easy for everyone to watch the Ligue 1 Uber Eats Free and give it the visibility it deserves. See you there for the first goal! ligue 1 AA newnew wayway toto watchwatch footballfootball Free Ligue 1 puts the fans at the centre of every match. They can take control of their experience through a service available on their smartphone (App Store and Google Play) or their Freebox (channel 63)*, which allows them to access all the content they want, wherever they are.
For every match, fans will enjoy free access to dozens of video clips available as the action happens and a 30-minute round-up of the highlights. Just a few seconds after a goal, a stunning save or a near miss, fans will receive a notification informing them a video is available to watch (if they have configured their settings for such alerts) and they will be able to enjoy that particular passage of play over and over again.
This new way of experiencing the game, instantly and on demand, will see football effortlessly permeate the daily lives of fans. In a hyperconnected, mobile world, Free Ligue 1 offers unprecedented and continuous visibility to the French championship, enabling fans to get their football fix when and how they choose. Whether they’re a die-hard supporter of a particular club or a fair-weather fan dipping their nose in, viewers control what they see, even when they’re busy with something else.
Watch video clips from every single match played in the Ligue 1 Uber Eats, just after the action happens, through your Freebox. As it enables subscribers to watch extracts from every single match of the season, Free is the only official broadcaster to fully cover all the action from the Ligue 1 Uber Eats in a single package. Free Ligue 1 gives viewers access to video feeds from the 380 matches of the championship season, as well as the two relegation/promotion playoff matches, which see the team that finishes 18th in the Ligue 1 Uber Eats square up against the winner of the playoffs from the Ligue 2 BKT. Football fans now have a single platform where they can keep up with the highs and lows of their team’s season, from the first match of the season through to the last.
*Excluding Freebox Crystal and Delta S AllAll thethe goalsgoals andand allall thethe highlightshighlights included in the package In addition to a completely new match experience, fans of the Ligue 1 Uber Eats will enjoy access to a comprehensive bank of videos that is enriched all throughout the season. Every goal can be watched on demand on the “Goals” page in the app, or via the player page. Over the 2020/2021 season, over 1,000 goals were scored and uploaded to the Free Ligue 1 service for fans to watch to their heart’s content. Furthermore, at the end of every match day, Free’s football experts put together a summary of each game, uploaded minutes after the final whistle is blown, as well as a full summary of the day’s play the next morning for fans to watch as they sip their morning coffee. As an added bonus for those insatiable football fanatics, there are themed summaries collating all the goals, the best saves, and the greatest moments from each match day in the Ligue 1 Uber Eats. Overall, our team of journalists will produce over 300 summaries throughout the 2021/2022 season.
Everything you need to know about the Ligue 1 Uber Eats in your pocket The Free Ligue 1 app enables football fans to keep up to speed with what’s going on in the French championship, everywhere they go. Designed to tell them all they need to know when they’re on the move, the service adapts to every situation to help fans stay connected with their club or the league, wherever they may be.
For fans lucky enough to be in the stadium, Free Ligue 1 means they can stay on top of the score at every other game in real time, as well as watch replays and analyse the most heart-stopping moments from the match they’re at. As soon as something important happens on the pitch, they can watch it back almost instantaneously in the app. Was it really a foul?? Did it deserve a yellow or a red card? Was it a free kick or a penalty? Get answers to all your questions in just a few seconds thanks to the dynamic video feed, which collates all the key moments from the match.
And once the match is over, when you’re on the bus, at a restaurant, taking a walk or in the cinema, Free Ligue 1 offers a personalised service that can make itself the centre of attention of a discreet companion, depending on how you configure your settings. BriefBrief overviewoverview ofof thethe serviceservice Free Ligue 1
A quality mobile network so you can effortlessly follow the Ligue 1 Uber Eats Since 2011, Free has been investing heavily in deploying its own mobile infrastructure, meaning it now boasts a quality network all throughout the country. Currently, Free has the largest 5G network in France in terms of the number of sites, with 10,239 5G sites across the country, including 1,297 3.5 GHz sites.* 94% 98% 62% of our mobile customers of the French of the population would recommend population covered covered by 5G Free** by 4G
* In terms of the number of operational 5G sites: 10,239 700 MHz/3.5 GHz sites (including 1,297 3.5 GHz sites) in mainland France at 30/06/21. See ARCEP 5G rollout observatory of 15 July 2021, available on arcep.fr. 5G: accessible in mainland France with compatible mobile handsets and network packages, only in covered areas. Coverage details on mobile.free.fr. 5G network currently being deployed (700 MHz and 3.5 GHz). **IFOP study for Free, representative sample of 379 Free mobile subscribers surveyed between 9/06 and 11/06 and 16/06 and 18/06 Interview with Sébastien Dupuis (former Canal+ journalist) MatchMatch commentarycommentary and Antoine Morin (former beIN SPORTS journalist) like never before
Why did you decide to come to Free to How do you see the fight for the title commentate this season? panning out? Sébastien Dupuis: I started using the app. S.D.: After Lille won the championship I’m able to watch all the goals from every last year, PSG has been very busy in the game, when I want – in the evenings, transfer market. So has Lille, to make sure when I’m with my family, when I’m at they’re in a strong position to defend their work, whenever. And I thought it’d be title. Marseille have reinforced their team even better if these highlights got the sheet too and Lyon are preparing well. commentary they deserve. When Free Monaco, Rennes and perhaps Nice will be asked if I would commentate on the L1 up there, along with maybe one or two matches, I was more than open to the surprises. We’re hoping it’ll be tight. idea! Sebastien Dupuis, Hamza Rahmani, Tanguy le Seviller, Benjamin Allemand A.M.: As after every season when they Antoine Morin: Free brought me in don’t win the title, PSG will want to for the second half of the season to reassert their status and their business in commentate one game every match the transfer market proves that. I wouldn’t It’s one of the exciting new changes for the 2021/2022 season – the match day. It just seemed logical to me to be surprised to see them out on their clips will be commented live by our team of experienced journalists who have keep on this journey and be a part of own in the table. But between Monaco already attracted a significant following among football supporters and fans this new way of experiencing football. who haven’t really changed their lineup, of the French championship. This new audio format will ensure Free Ligue 1 Marseille and Nice who are making some gives fans what they’re looking for, taking them through the highs and lows Tell us about what the new format exciting signings, and Lyon who’s brought of the incredible journey that is the Ligue 1 season. changes for you. in a coach capable of bringing the best S.D.: You need to be on top of your out of their young players, we could have game, really precise. You’ve got these an exciting fight on our hands. 30-second clips where you really need to Do you have a distinctive style or be on the ball, informative and carry the signature catchphrase? images. In just a few moments, you need S.D.: I don’t really have a particular to know who scored, who got the assist, style, but I do like to draw out my cry of the score, and the feel of the match. Pure “GOOOOOOOAAAAL!” when someone commentary. scores. I don’t scream, but I do like to hold A.M.: The biggest difference is that the the note and convey the passion of the vast majority of our commentary won’t be fans to add to the emotion. used. So we need to keep clear of amusing A.M.: I always use “administrative anecdotes or digressions, stay focused on sanction” at least once a match when the the action and use short sentences. Anthony Daviere, Fabien Michel, Antoine Morin, Maxime Gras ref pulls out his yellow card. I once heard a retired referee use the phrase and it made me laugh, so I made it my own. LigueLigue 11 UberUber EatsEats Everything you need to know In a very dense landscape of specialist media, Free has chosen to complement its near-live offer with a video magazine full of fresh and innovative insight that gives equal time to all 20 clubs in the championship, so it talks to fans all throughout France.
Showcasing the biggest names in digital media, Free Ligue 1 carries original stories and interesting topics in short formats to address a broad audience.
These fully sub-titled videos make use of a strong visual identity to shine a spotlight on the emerging heroes the younger generation of fans really identify with. Freebox and Free Mobile Other operators The team at Free will publish a new episode subscribers* every day of the week that reflects the notion of “footertainment” and gives fans a new vision of elite footballers. All league news Included Included
This service is included in the All the highlights Included Included Free package, and the first five match days are available to all Videos of all the Included Included without charge. goals Free Ligue 1 is free to download for all, whatever their operator. The service is included in Freebox and Free mobile subscriptions (Free and Série Every Free Included Included Free packages). Other users will enjoy free-of- Originals episode charge access to all the news, highlights, videos of every goal and every Free Originals episode. Action from every Included until 16/09/21, then Included match as it happens available as an option for €3.99/month with no tie-in.
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This light-hearted, unconventional interview gets signed up for a second season. BestMeilleure programme émission The players being interviewed may be different but Cadré won’t change tack in 2021/2022 as it sets out to enjoy a bit of banter with the players in the Ligue 1 Uber Eats. Our interviewer won’t hold back his legendary outspoken nature to push ‘‘ Mick 123 6il ymonths a 6 mois ago ‘‘ the players out of their comfort zone. He’s looking to steer clear of the standard Thisénorme video la isvidéo, amazing, le second totally degréoff-beat à l’honneur football interview packed with clichés and empty buzzwords and the result is as surprising as it is engaging – the players in the Ligue 1 Uber Eats prove that behind the stereotypical thick-headed, inarticulate footballer hides some vibrant Cédric Cantpn il1 monthy a 1 mois ago personalities full of wit and humour always ready to poke fun at their team-mates... JeI’m suis addicted devenu to accrocthese interviews à cette série hahah hahah and themselves! DavidDavid AstorgaAstorga “I love talking with these kids ”
Why did you want to sign on for another season of “Rookies”? Quite simply because I really enjoy this programme, as it gives me the opportunity RookiesRookies to get out and meet the rising stars of the Ligue 1. It’s a real pleasure to get to know They’re the future of Ligue 1 them and watch them find their feet in the professional game.
How will Rookies change this year? We’re going to make the episodes even more dynamic, the questions will change, and we also hope to be able to use more of the videos filmed by the Rookies themselves to add even more authenticity and better reflect who they really are.
In the anti-chamber of French professional football, many young What role will you play with these Which episode from last year has really players on the books of the 20 clubs in young players? stayed with you. the league dream of earning their place For some, I’m someone to confide in, I really remember the episode we did as one of the stars of Ligue 1. From the others ask me for advice about the media with Kenny Nagera from PSG after a big clubs fighting for the title to the and communication side of their job. I may crazy week for him when he travelled to newly promoted teams vying to stay be a boomer, but I really do love talking Munich for the Champions League and up, these rookies will have an intense to these kids about all sorts of different played his first minutes in a Ligue 1 match season that could make or break their things. in Strasbourg. He was on Cloud 9 and it future. was amazing to see. I was also struck by Well versed in interviewing footballers, David Astorga gets out and about to meet the last interview we did with El Hadj Coly the talent of tomorrow and talk to them in a chilled out and friendly atmosphere from Lyon. He was on the verge of leaving about their future, their hopes, their dreams, their successes, as well as their his boyhood club after seven years. It was failures – demonstrating that being a professional footballer is a privilege open tough for him but I really felt he believed to only a lucky few and the road may sometimes feel much, much longer than it he was making the right decision appears. Any early bets for this season’s “Rookie What struggles will they have to overcome to make their dreams come true? of the year”? Who will be able to make a name for themselves among the greats of the game? I hope there’ll be a lot of kids getting on Who will emerge as the rising star of the season? This sporting and emotional the team sheets at their clubs, like Amadou rollercoaster is just the start of the journey for these young footballers, but it is Traoré at Bordeaux. The new stars for the nonetheless packed full of highs and lows. upcoming season are starting to twinkle, but it’s still a bit early to say who will emerge as the “Rookie of the year”. U19U19 Behind the scenes of a football academy
Each new episode goes behind the scenes at a different academy to give viewers an insight into the lives of the emerging talent there as well as the thoughts and views of their trainers who lift the lid on the technical, physical and mental assistance they provide to support these young lads to help them come out the other side as footballers...and men. French clubs are well renowned for their strong academy system. But how is it that clubs in Ligue 1 Uber Eats are able to churn out In the first season of U19, viewers gained an understanding such accomplished players year after year? In this immersive mini- of the importance of the mining past at RC Lens, the use of documentary series, U19 seeks to answer this question by focusing technology at Lyon and the local values of Stade Brestois. on the values and characteristics of France’s football academies. This year, the programme will go into eight academies run by other clubs in Ligue 1 Uber Eats, demonstrative the wealth of footballing excellence in France when it comes to preparing its young talent for the professional game. Tac/TeamTac/Team When the experts talk tactics
Like our European neighbours, each weekend, the Ligue 1 Uber Eats serves as a testing ground for new game tactics and fashionable techniques that your everyday football fan may not pick up on.
In each episode of Tac/Team, YouTube star Wiloo and two other French football experts defend their points of view on a hot tactical issue from the weekend, backing up their stance with official data, stats and tactical diagrams. Inspired by the way experts analyse sport in the US, the programme establishes its identity with a unique, vibrant look.
Offering an insightful window into the tactics of football, Tac/Team endeavours to refocus the debate, moving away from the more trivial aspects of football to provide pure, instructive and accessible understanding of the game. DansDans mama SurfaceSurface Dans ma Ils nous racontent leur Ligue 1.
The Ligue 1 Uber Eats evokes a wealth of memories for us all – finding our favourite player, channelling our first extreme emotions and experiencing our greatest joys.
Beyond the memories, the Ligue 1 Uber Eats also throws up all sorts of weird and wonderful rituals – from the standard pre- match meal to the absurd that allow us to hope for another victory for our team.
Well-known personalities from all walks of life – sport, music, and entertainment – talk to us about their stand-out memories of the French championship, proving in this to-camera interview that when it comes to being a football fan, it doesn’t matter who you are or what you’ve done, we’re all the same. surface SaraSara Menaï Menaï “La Vérif’ is like VAR for clichés!” LaLa Vérif’Vérif’ Sara, can you tell us how La Vérif’ came Fact-checking the Ligue 1 Uber Eats about? Sara Menaï: We wanted to dispel a few myths about our Ligue 1. Sometimes criticised, often mocked, our championship is a great league with loads of attributes we wanted to celebrate. To do that, we needed to be smart about how we use the tools we have at our disposal, especially the stats. La Vérif is like VAR for clichés!
And what role do you play in the series? S.M.: I play a varied role. I leverage my experience, my love for the Ligue 1 and my training as a journalist to fact check, research and talk about the issues that I find interesting and may interest others. Then, at the end of the production process, I try and put my stamp on it all through my narration! Who is your target audience? S.M.: By definition, these clichés reflect negative ideas that are widely accepted There’s all sorts of prejudice about the Ligue 1 – the clubs are among the general public, and sometimes too defensive, it’s referred to as the “Farmers’ League” by our the experts hit out at that. I think it’s a Can you give us an idea of some of the neighbours, our coaches are seen as stereotypical luddites programme that would interest everyone, things you talk about? devoid of any ideas. But are these clichés backed by any from the fair-weather football fan who S.M.: We start off asking if our league facts? Narrated by journalist Sara Menaï, La Vérif’ looks into may believe a few urban myths about the is really a one-horse race and whether 10 questions concerning clichés about the Ligue 1 Uber Eats Ligue 1, to the die-hard fan who devours PSG has really moved well ahead of the and tries to come up with answers using motion design that every football fact they can get their competition over this last decade. We adds a little something special to the format. hands on. Also, we’ve made it into a short also discuss whether Ligue 1 offers a format that’s fun and easy to watch. springboard for young talent or on the contrary whether it’s the best league to Informative and visually innovative, this new programme come back to after a tough spell abroad. is also a fantastic way to learn more about the Ligue 1 and Or if there’s a link between how fierce the impress your friends by learning how many footballers competition is in the championship and playing in major European championships learnt their trade the performance of French clubs on the in France, the eras when French clubs were kings of Europe, European stage. Is it a cliché, or fact? or the names of those hiding behind the major organisations in French football. EnEn GradinsGradins It’s not just about what happens on the pitch!
LesLes StadiersStadiers 90 minutes is a long time when you’ve got your back to the match
The big names in football may well all be on the pitch, but what would they be without the support of the fans in the stadium? After over a year away from the beautiful game, the fans are back on the terraces, bringing with them their share of incredible stories and flamboyant personalities . “En Gradins” is a fictional series that zooms in on what’s going on With their backs to the pitch, looking up to the stands, stewards in the background in what is truly an essential component of the ensure the match goes ahead without any problems and are the game – the terraces. A range of duos from different walks of life last line of defence against a potential pitch invasion. But who and with different dreams grace the screen as they discuss the are these stewards, and what do they actually do for 90 minutes? match being played out in front of them, the annoying habits of “Les stadiers” is a fictional series that tries to offer an answer to the fans around them or other matters of daily life. All that with this question along with many others by shining a spotlight on a heavy dose of humour and light-hearted joy, reminding us that two main characters, Ivan, whose clumsy naivety is as endearing football knows how to not take itself too seriously. as it is annoying, and Djibril, his rational and cultivated colleague who never misses an opportunity to take the mickey out of his mate. What do they think about? Don’t they get frustrated not being able to see the game? Are they into anything else besides football? The revelations from this pair of stewards will not fail to surprise and amuse you! SeeSee youyou onon FreeFree LigueLigue 11 FridayFriday 66 AugustAugust onon In 30 seconds! About Free Free – the inventor of the world’s first triple-play box – is a Fixed and Mobile Ultra-Fast Broadband operator in France, standing out for its innovative, straightforward and attractive offerings. At end-June 2021, it had over 20 million BtoC subscribers (13.3 million Mobile subscri- bers and 6.8 million Fixed subscribers). Free is a subsidiary of the iliad Group, which was created in France in the early 1990s and now also operates in Italy under the iliad brand and in Poland under the Play brand. In March 2021, the iliad Group launched its BtoB business in France under the Free Pro brand.
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* Free Ligue 1: offer available in mainland France, reserved for Freebox subscribers, Free mobile and Série Free customers. Check out all the action (video clips released just after they happen) from every match in the 2021/2022 season of the Ligue 1 Uber Eats and enjoy football-related programmes. Service available to Freebox subscribers on their TV via compatible Freebox Players and smartphones (users must download the app from the App Store or Google Play and set up an account). The number of connections is limited to two smartphones and one Freebox Player. Subject to users having a high-speed internet connection. Mobile internet connections to this service will be billed or deducted from the mobile package. Service edited by Free SAS.