Ligue 1: why you'll see blurred player names on shirts this weekend

Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 clubs will display blurred player names on shirts this weekend to raise awareness for World Sight Day and encourage vision testing.

The French Professional Football League (LFP) is running a public health awareness campaign for World Sight Day this weekend across Ligue 1 and Ligue 2. Player names on shirts will be deliberately blurred, and the effect will extend to stadium screens, LED displays, and digital content on social media. The campaign aims to demonstrate football's power to deliver health messages to a mass audience and encourage fans to get their eyesight tested. Lyon vs OGC Nice will be the centrepiece, with additional activities and vision testing stations at the stadium.