PSG-Lyon moved to Monday after police ban Sunday fixture

Paris Saint-Germain’s Ligue 1 match against Lyon has been moved from Sunday to Monday after police prohibited the fixture from being played on its original date, the French league said. The Ligue de Football Professionnel said the game will take place at 8:30 p.m. local time at Parc des Princes. The change followed police security concerns as authorities prepared for planned protests and other events requiring police deployments in the Paris area. The Pittsburgh Steelers and New Orleans Saints are scheduled to play an NFL game at Stade de France on Sunday, in what is described as the league’s first game in France. The stadium is in Saint-Denis, north of Paris. The Paris police prefecture’s request to move the football fixture was linked to demands on security resources over the weekend, including the NFL event. The LFP said it acknowledged the police order prohibiting the match on Sunday. The league had initially scheduled the game for that day. Its revised schedule places the fixture on Monday evening, 24 hours later. Protests are planned for Saturday amid demonstrations over living costs and public services. About 550,000 people took part in marches across France last...