Cash-strapped Bordeaux, who are in talks with Liverpool owners Fenway Sports Group, were provisionally relegated to the third division on Tuesday because of lack of financial guarantees, the French football league (LFP) announced....
Bordeaux have avoided relegation to the French third tier for financial irregularities, three days before the start of the new season, France's football federation (FFF) announced on Wednesday....
Bordeaux's relegation to the third division was confirmed Tuesday after French football's financial authority (DNCG) dismissed their appeal, increasing the risk of the club filing for bankruptcy....
Marseille slumped to third in the Ligue 1 table after defeat at Rennes on Saturday, while Bordeaux remain on the cusp of relegation after a goalless draw with Lorient....
Rennes ended a run of three successive Ligue 1 defeats by crushing 10-man Bordeaux 6-0 on Sunday to plunge Vladimir Petkovic's struggling side into the relegation zone....