Overview
- Girondins Bordeaux, listed on FIFA’s Registration Ban List since March 27, cannot register outside signings for the next three windows through summer 2027.
- The restriction limits additions to academy graduates or players already under contract, as the FIFA list freezes new registrations for sanctioned clubs.
- French reports link the sanction to a €1.5 million fee Sporting Gijón says remains unpaid from the 2023 transfer of midfielder Pedro Díaz.
- The club says it will challenge the decision at the Court of Arbitration for Sport and also file in a national court.
- Bordeaux now competes in France’s fourth tier after 2024 insolvency proceedings and loss of its pro license, with failed rescue talks that included a reported €50 million bid tied to Oliver Kahn.