Mumbai, December 9: Bordeaux's plight is already bad enough with the club suffering a double relegation to French soccer's fourth tier due to financial irregularities. To make things worse, the club's two main fan groups have started fighting each other again. The longstanding Ultramarines fought with the recently formed North Gate Ultras group outside Matmut Atlantique stadium before Saturday's home game with Saint-Brieuc, re-igniting a feud that saw violent clashes last season. Bordeaux released a statement on Sunday condemning the fighting, which required the intervention of police to restore order. Adrien Rabiot Scores As Olympique de Marseille Wins 2ā€“0 at Saint-Etienne To Retain Second Place in Ligue 1 2024ā€“25 Points Table.

Six-time French champion Bordeaux is swamped by 118 million euros ($128 million) of debt and the two supporters' groups have differing views about the club's leadership under current president GĆ©rard Lopez. Earlier in the week, the two groups met to appease tensions but reportedly left without reaching an agreement. Up until Saturday's clash, they had avoided each other on matchday.

FC Girondins de Bordeaux Official Statement

Bordeaux is now stuck in the National 2 league with only one promotion spot. Saturday's 0-0 draw left Bordeaux in sixth place and 10 points behind leader Saint-Malo, having played one game less. The financial situation is drastic and could lead to one of France's best-loved clubs among neutral fans folding completely.

Bordeaux is set to lose a further 1.9 million euros ($2 million) in yearly revenue at the end of the season because insurance group Matmut is set to end its naming rights deal for the 42,000-capacity state-of-the-art stadium, which hosted soccer games during the Paris Olympics. Wilfried Singo and Breel Embolo Score As Monaco Beats Toulouse 2ā€“0, Reduces Gap to Ligue 1 2024ā€“25 Points Table Leaders PSG to Five Points.

Bordeaux has played a total of 75 seasons in France's top division and won its latest league title in 2009. It has also won four French cups, three League Cups and reached the 1996 UEFA Cup final with future great Zinedine Zidane in the team.

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