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In the end, National 2 will be the new category from which the race will have to start again. Bordeauxcorresponding to the fourth French series. The announcement was made by the local Federation, the FFFthrough a statement that appeared late this afternoon on its official website. The club, which played in Ligue 2 last season, was initially relegated to National 1, the third division, by DNCG – the financial watchdog of French football – but in the end the Federal Club Control Commission registered the relegation to an even lower level.
A new hard blow for Bordeaux to digest, therefore, in the midst of a sporting and financial collapse: on Tuesday the club was placed into controlled administration by the commercial court according to the will of the owner. Gerard LopezBy freezing the debts while he tries to come up with a plan to continue the business, Lopez has with this decision avoided for the moment the judicial liquidation of the six-time champion of France club.
Meanwhile, harsh reactions are arriving from the football world. The former historic player of the transalpine club Lizarazu BixenteEuropean and World champion with France, accused the owner himself on social media Gerard Lopez, which has led the club to one of its deepest crises: “I am outraged, like all those who love this club. But what is happening is unfortunately the consequence of many years of disastrous sporting and financial management. Since the arrival of Gérard Lopez, it has become incomprehensible and stubborn. Relegated from Ligue 1 to Ligue 2 for sporting reasons. Relegated from Ligue 2 to the third division (or even N2) for administrative and financial reasons… And I read that Gérard Lopez intends to remain president and owner? This man must disappear from Bordeaux and our beloved Southwest. Whatever happens, I hope with all my heart that one day this great club will regain its place at the top of French football.”