Bitter decline of a traditional club! Ligue-1-relegated Bordeaux Girondins should be transferred to the French third division (National 1) for financial reasons. This was announced by the control commission for French loungers on Tuesday evening.
The decision was preceded by a re-examination of the club’s situation with a view to the coming season. The broadcaster “RMC” reported estimates that Girondins owed around 40 million euros.
According to French media reports, the club can – and will – take action against the decision within a week. In the evening, Girondins announced in a statement that he would appeal against what he saw as a “brutal decision”.
Girondins Bordeaux used to be a big name in France. The club had its best days in the 1980s, when they won three of their six league titles. In 1996 Girondins reached the Uefa Cup finals against FC Bayern Munich. With the French: The later world star Zinedine Zidane (49), who played for the club for four years.
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It wasn’t enough for Bordeaux for the big hit. Both final games against Munich were lost (0:2, 1:3). After the season, Zidane left the club for Juventus where he started his world career.
In addition to “Zizou”, other football greats played for Girondins. Including former Bayern stars like Bixente Lizarazu (52) and Jean-Pierre Papin (58).
