Professional clubs in France's top two divisions have this afternoon confirmed that plans for a strike later this month are on hold, following talks with socialist MP Jean Glavany.
The Union of Professional Football Clubs had intended to call off matches from November 29 to December 2 over government plans to enforce a 75% tax rate on earnings over €1m, which Ligue 1 and 2 clubs would be liable for.
Glavany has been in dialogue with the UCPF since Wednesday and those negotiations have led to the strike being pushed back, with further discussions due to take place next week.
UCPF president Jean-Pierre Louvel revealed the decision earlier today, in an official statement released on Ligue 1's official website.
The statement read: "We know that the current French economic and social climate is not favourable. We have asked for the tax not to be introduced retroactively on our contracts and we see that there will be no compromise on this.
"We will have to deal with the consequences and we continue to seek concessions so that we are able to cope with this extra charge.
"We have taken responsibility and decided to place our faith in this dialogue. We have decided to push back our plans to not play over one weekend. We are determined that these talks should reach a successful conclusion because a failure would have dramatic consequences for all of football."
Week 15 of the French championship will now go ahead as scheduled, with Paris Saint-Germain continuing their title defence at home Lyon.
