Shit always flies in squadrons.
A famous formula of the late Jacques Chirac that the Girondins de Bordeaux could easily take over... In the tough financial situation and dead last in Ligue 1 (the ranking here), the club led by Gérard Lopez must also deal with a racism case.
At least, accusations of racism, with the current Bordeaux goalkeeper Benoît Costil accompanied in the box by Laurent Koscielny, recently moved from the field to a role of club ambassador with the scapular.
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Accusations denied en bloc by the two interested parties.
According to
20 Minutes
, Costil also intends to file a complaint.
To see if it will be for "
slanderous denunciation
", for "
defamation
", and if it will target a particular individual, a group of individuals, several, our colleagues adding that Koscielny has a "
very strong chance
" of following the same path. than his ex-teammate in the France team.
The Ultramarines go to the front
Who accuses Costil and Koscielny?
First the largest group of Bordeaux supporters, the Ultramarines, in the stands and on social networks.
Which Ultramarines hung with Costil just last weekend during the defeat, nine against eleven, against Montpellier (0-2).
There is also a former employee and another, still at the club, whose comments were collected by
Sud Ouest
.
All claim to have proof of their allegations, but no media, including those who follow the Girondins as closely as possible, have corroborated these accusations.
"
Our certainty about these racist actions has not been built recently.
We ourselves informed the management of this several months ago after one of ours lived within the group of players and after cross-checking and verifying this information
”, promise the Ultramarines on
.
Some players, M'Baye Niang in the lead, even came to the defense of Costil and Koscielny, while the club, after a deafening silence, indicated "
that no document aimed at supporting these allegations has been brought to the attention of the club which, as a matter of principle, intends to exercise the greatest caution and must recall the need to respect the principle of the presumption of innocence
.
Ligue 2 at the end of the course?
One thing is certain: the end of the Girondins de Bordeaux season promises to be more eventful than ever, with, no doubt, relegation at the end of the course... We saw 49 teams with a total of 22 points or less after 29 matchdays. French Ligue 1 championship so far.
48 of them ended up on the lower floor…