Bordeaux denied Ligue 1 promotion after pitch invader incident

Bordeaux will remain in Ligue 2 next season after officially losing its final matchup of the campaign seeking promotion to Ligue 1. However, the club did not even get a chance to play the full 90 minutes of said game. The match against Rodez was abandoned due to a fan rushing onto the pitch early […]

Bordeaux's slim hopes of earning promotion to Ligue 1 are in doubt after their match with Rodez was abandoned Friday night. Midfielder Lucas Buades gave Rodez the lead in the 22nd minute but was then injured by a rogue Bordeaux fan. The fan rushed the pitch and pushed Buades as he celebrated the big goal. […]

Paris (AFP) – Two of France's great footballing institutions stand on the brink of relegation from Ligue 1 with Bordeaux and Saint-Etienne sitting in the bottom two before Saturday's final matches of the season. For Bordeaux the game is effectively up already, as they sit three points adrift of Metz in the relegation play-off place […]

Paris (AFP) – Bordeaux face relegation from Ligue 1 for the first time in 31 years this weekend, but the fallout for a club deep in financial turmoil risks extending far beyond simply dropping down a division. The six-time French champions realistically need to win their final two games, at home to Lorient on Saturday […]

Paris (AFP) – Bordeaux came from two goals down to claim a 2-2 draw at Marseille on the weekend that Lionel Messi was unveiled to the Paris Saint-Germain crowd. The hosts led at half-time thanks to goals from in-form Dimitri Payet and Cengiz Under before 18-year-old defender Timothee Pembele and Remi Oudin scored for the visitors. […]