{"id":34,"date":"2025-06-25T08:24:37","date_gmt":"2025-06-25T08:24:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/morepredict.com\/news\/?p=34"},"modified":"2025-06-25T08:28:39","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T08:28:39","slug":"olympique-lyon-have-been-relegated-to-ligue-two","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/morepredict.com\/news\/olympique-lyon-have-been-relegated-to-ligue-two\/","title":{"rendered":"Olympique Lyon have been relegated to Ligue two"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fsNewsArticle__perex\">Paulo Fonseca&#8217;s Lyon have been administratively relegated to the second tier of French football due to financial problems. The decision can still be appealed.<\/div>\n<p>The National Directorate of Management Control (DNCG) confirmed\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flashscore.com.ng\/team\/lyon\/2akflumR\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the French club<\/a>&#8216;s relegation to Ligue 2 on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>The club president, John Textor, and director of football Mickael Gerlinger were interviewed this Tuesday by the body to rule out this scenario, following the initial decision dated November 15th.<\/p>\n<p>At that time, in the winter, the organisation had already warned that the club would be relegated at the end of the season if it didn&#8217;t provide the guarantees required due to a debt of \u20ac175 million (\u00a3149 million).<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud83d\udea8 OFFICIAL: Olympique Lyon have been relegated to Ligue 2.<\/p>\n<p>The club has the possibility to appeal the decision. <a 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