Finally some good news for the Girondins de Bordeaux. However, optimism was not really the order of the day within the scapular club. Firstly because he did not manage to move up to Ligue 3 after the draw conceded to Avranches (3-3) on the last day of Group A of National 2.
Then, due to a ban on recruitment on national territory for the next three transfer windows, pronounced by FIFA on March 27 following a dispute with the Spanish club Gijon during the transfer of Pedro Diaz in 2023. The Girondins then launched two appeals: a first with the Court of Arbitration for Sport, then a second before the national courts.
This Monday, the FCGB confirmed that it had been heard by the French Football Federation. In a press release, the club announces that it has
“taken note of the decision of the Federal Club Control Commission of the FFF not to extend to the national territory the ban on recruitment pronounced by FIFA on March 27, 2026.”
The Girondins de Bordeaux will be able to recruit
“This decision allows the club to register new players with the competent authorities and to continue preparations for the 2026-2027 season in more favorable conditions”continue the Girondins de Bordeaux. In other words, the commission judges the sanction issued by the international governing body to be inapplicable in France. A first in the history of the FFF.
The National 1 resident will thus be able to recruit players over 16 years old who played in France last season, as explained South West. Concerning those from foreign teams, we will still have to wait for the CAS judgment.
