OFFICIAL: Olympique Lyon have been relegated to Ligue 2
The National Committee for the Oversight and Financial Management of Clubs in France announced this Tuesday evening the relegation of Olympique Lyon to the second division, after a final review of its financial file, in a surprising move that shook the French sports community.
The club has the possibility to appeal the decision.
The specter of financial woes has loomed over Lyon since November 2024, with a provisional warning already hanging like a dark cloud due to their precarious financial footing. With debts swirling around the staggering mark of 175 million euros, the club has been restrained under a stringent regime: a recruitment freeze unless balanced by player sales, strict wage bill oversight, and eagle-eyed scrutiny of all financial outflows.
Lovebug2
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There's no Financial Fair Play. Big teams keep getting stronger and smaller teams are even forced to sell all their players and remain very weak with just their name. Current rules are designed to protect and keep Big names bigger than any other team in Europe and beyond. FFP rules are designed by and for Real Madrid, Manchester United, PSG because they will never be in breach, no matter who they sign and no matter the cost. Why don't they put a Cap on how much teams in Laliga can spend. eg all teams limited to £200 million pounds per window? Player movement will decrease and most teams will be stable. Transfer fees will decrease Player wages will balance out Scrap these FFP rules and re- draft something that works.
Hosklnptuz
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if only this could happen in epl, where would man city be
kayusmessi
10
if only this could happen in epl, where would man city be
Liverpool spend more monet than city
AverageS4v4g3
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There's no Financial Fair Play. Big teams keep getting stronger and smaller teams are even forced to sell all their players and remain very weak with just their name. Current rules are designed to protect and keep Big names bigger than any other team in Europe and beyond. FFP rules are designed by and for Real Madrid, Manchester United, PSG because they will never be in breach, no matter who they sign and no matter the cost. Why don't they put a Cap on how much teams in Laliga can spend. eg all teams limited to £200 million pounds per window? Player movement will decrease and most teams will be stable. Transfer fees will decrease Player wages will balance out Scrap these FFP rules and re- draft something that works.
Common sense finally. FFP was never about fairplay, but was only made to stop teams like City becoming a threat to the legacy elites
AverageS4v4g3
8
if only this could happen in epl, where would man city be
Wonder what the consequences would be for Loesrfool hacking into City's scouting database