Strasbourg defender Lamine Kone has said he supports the French government's decision to end the Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 seasons, saying the coronavirus pandemic left it with little choice.
French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe announced on Tuesday that no sporting events will be allowed to take place until September, bringing domestic football to a close for the 2019-20 campaign.
With the season suspended since March, the French professional league (LFP) announced plans to restart the campaign on June 17 last week.
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But Philippe's announcement shut the door on that possibility, u200bwith Kone insisting that the prime minister made the only decision he could have as the coronavirus continues to wreak havoc in France
"It makes sense, because we are in crisis and with this pandemic it's better like this," Kone told Goal.