AFP: Lyon s downgrade hearing will be held this Wednesday, and the ruling will be announced on the same day

According to AFP, the appeal hearing for the Lyon Club will be held this Wednesday, and the ruling will be announced on the same day.

Club Lyon was previously sentenced to the French National Control and Administration for financial issues and was immediately appealed to the Federal Appeal Committee. AFP said Lyon's appeal hearing will be held this Wednesday (July 9), rather than the original July 10. At the same time, the ruling results will be announced on the same day.

Lyon Club's American owner John Sturtto failed to prove his control over the ownership model of multiple clubs during the first three hearings by French regulators, so he has decided to withdraw from the management of Lyon Club. Currently, the Lyon Club is under the responsibility of Michele Kang, the manager of the Lyon Women's Football Team, and German Michael Gerlinger has been appointed as the general manager of Lyon.

People familiar with the matter previously revealed that the reason why Lyon was sentenced to be demoted was due to the allocation of funds injected by John Sturtor's Eagle Football Holdings. The Lyon Club needs to raise the lack of funds and deposit them into a club's dedicated account to prove that it is in good financial condition.

And the ruling at this Wednesday hearing will also affect Lyon's European qualifications. If Lyon is sentenced to stay in the Ligue 1, they can participate in the Europa League next season. If Lyon is awarded the relegation to the Ligue 2 League, they will miss the European Cup next season, and the free UEFA Cup qualification will be postponed to Strasbourg, and Strasbourg's qualifying for the European League next season will be postponed to Lons.

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