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French football to return on July 24 with Coupe de France final

Coupe de France and Coupe de la Ligue finals will now take place on July 24 and 31, after matches were postponed in April due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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The postponed Coupe de France and Coupe de la Ligue finals will take place on July 24 and 31, respectively, the French Football Federation (FFF) has confirmed, reports Yahoo! Sport.

Both matches were postponed in April due to the coronavirus pandemic, with prime minister Édouard Philippe announcing all sporting events had been halted in an attempt to control the spread of Covid-19.

Although that led to the premature conclusion of Ligue 1, with final places in the table decided on a points-per-game basis, the FFF delayed a decision regarding the two cup finals, giving rise to the possibility the showpiece events could go ahead at a later date.

With the virus largely under control in France, provisional dates in late July were put forward as possibilities.

The FFF confirmed those dates on Friday, with the Coupe de France final between Paris Saint-Germain and Saint-Etienne set for July 24.

PSG will then contest the Coupe de la Ligue finale a week later, with Lyon their opponents on that occasion.

Read more of this report from Yahoo! Sport.