Claiming the departure of the president of Girondins Frédéric Longuépée as the future mayor of Bordeaux did is “totally unacceptable interference”, denounced Tuesday the unions Premier League and UCPF, which represent the clubs of Ligue 1 and Ligue 2. The environmentalist Pierre Hurmic, who will take office on Friday, ruled on Monday France 3 that it was “normal that the mayor weighs all his political weight to go and meet very quickly the shareholder King Street and tell him to endow this club with a new president”, the current incumbent being in conflict with the supporters. “This interference in the life of this great football club is totally unacceptable both in substance and in form,” replied Tuesday the Premier League and the Union of Professional Football Clubs (UCPF). The two organizations recall being “very attached at all times and in all circumstances to the sovereignty of sports organizations” and cite the FIFA regulations according to which “all member federations must manage their affairs independently”.
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