What a heartbreak!The famous French club FC Girondins de Bordeaux, founded in 1881 and having won six Ligue 1 titles (the last one in 2009), has basically ceased to exist.According to reports, the club has decided to abandon its professional status and terminate contracts with all of its players and coaching staff.Furthermore, their famous academy is set to be closed.🇫🇷 RIP Girondins de Bordeaux, 1920-2024.Amidst crisis-level financial troubles, Bordeaux have informed the FFF they won’t be renewing their professional licence. All player contracts are to be terminated and their training centre will be closed.Feel for the fans on this one. pic.twitter.com/A6dSUbxlcd— Forgotten Football (@_forgottenfooty) July 25, 2024 Bordeaux, whose former players include Zinedine Zidane, Yoann Gourcuff, Bixente Lizarazu, Christophe Dugarry, Jean Tigana, Patrick Battiston and many others, were relegated to Ligue 2 in 2022 after finishing 20th in the top-flight.The key to their downfall was financial issues since they accumulated around €40m of debt.In the last few weeks, they were in talks with Liverpool’s owners, Fenway Sports Group (FSG), before the American investors pulled out of negotiations.##NAJAVA_MECA_8228625##
