BORDEAUX have been denied promotion to Ligue 1 and deducted a point after their match versus Rodez was abandoned over crowd trouble.
The French second tier side needed to better Metz’s result to secure promotion back to the top-flight on the final day of the season.
But things did not go to plan during the fixture on June 2 as Rodez netted first via Lucas Buades.
Angry Bordeaux ultras then stormed the field and pushed the goalscorer to the floor.
Buades had to be stretchered off as he suffered concussion, which led to the referee deciding to abandon the game due to safety fears.
The French football governing body investigated the situation and decided to hand Bordeaux a defeat.
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They have also been slapped with a one point deduction for the start of next season and ordered to close their south stand for four games, with two of those suspended.
The result means that Bordeaux will remain in Ligue 2 and Metz get promoted alongside champions Le Havre.
Giving Rodez the win also had huge implications at the bottom of the table as with the three points they now leapfrog Annecy, who will get relegated instead.
Annecy and David Guion’s side are both fuming over the decision and are set to appeal to the French Olympic Committee.
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Bordeaux labelled the move from the French FA as “incomprehensible and disproportionate”.
They said they will defend their “rights and sporting fairness”.
Meanwhile, Rodez pleaded for hateful messages to stop being sent to their squad including Buades.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
