The historic Girondins, ruined! He renounced his professionalism and freed his staff

A historic French football team, the Girondins de Bordeaux, is definitely hitting rock bottom after its administrative relegation to National 1, the third division of French football due to debts, was confirmed on Tuesday.

The consequences did not last long and, according to the newspaper Sud Ouest, the Girondins informed the French Football Federation (FFF) of their resignation from the professional status they had held since 1937.

Albert Riera and his staff, no contract

The proposal assumes the automatic dissolution of the contracts of all football players and the coaching staff led since October 2023 by the Menorcan player. Albert Rieraformer player, among others, of Mallorca, Espanyol, Manchester City and Bordeaux himself.

In addition, the Girondins training center will be closed after losing approval, which means that all youth players are also free.

The beginning of the end

A situation reached after the DNCG (the economic control body of French football) announced on July 9, after finishing the season in Ligue 2 in 12th place, its temporary relegation to National 1.

Thanks to an appeal, the Girondins have maintained hope of finding financial support to stay in Ligue 2, the second division of French football.

There is no agreement with Liverpool’s owners

The Girondins and Fenway Sports Group, the American owners of Liverpool, They even presented to the DNCG the proposal to buy the French club and the subsequent repayment of the debt, but the negotiations did not bear fruit.

Girondins had to pay 42 million euros on Tuesday and when its owner did not get the money, Gerald Lopez, Spanish businessman born in Luxembourg, His relegation to National 1 is over.

Blanc, Zidane, Giresse, Tigana…

Now it remains to be known in which category the Girondins will play next season, but today marks the end of an era that led the Bordeaux club to win six leagues (1950, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1999, 2009), the last there is Laurent Blanc as a coach. He also won four Cups (1941, 1986, 1987, 2013), three League Cups (2002, 2007, 2009) and three Super Cups (1986, 2008, 2009).

Furthermore, at an international level, the Girondins reached the semi-finals of the European Cup in 1985. That team, which featured the legendary Jean Tigana, Alain Giresse, Patrick Battiston, Bernard Lacombe and Dieter Müllerwas eliminated by Juventus after losing the first leg 3-0 and winning the second leg 2-0.

The Girondins played in the UEFA Cup final in 1996 with top players such as Bixente Lizarazu, Richard Witschge, Christophe Dugarry and, above all, Zinedine Zidane, at 23 years old. Bayern Munich, led by Franz Beckenbauer and with Oliver Kahn, Lothar Matthäus and Jürgen Klinsmann, won both games (2-0 and 1-3). In