Supporters of French 'Nationale 2' fourth-tier club FC Girondins de Bordeaux gather as they take part in a protest ahead of a hearing at the Direction Nationale du Controle de Gestion - DNGG, French football financial watchdog, following the six-time French champions' exclusion from national competitions, in Bordeaux, southwestern France July 19, 2026. Unless club officials secure a solution, Girondins de Bordeaux, also three-time French Cup winners, will be relegated to regional-level football following the DNCG's decision. (Photo by ROMAIN PERROCHEAU / AFP via Getty Images)

Supporters of French 'Nationale 2' fourth-tier club FC Girondins de Bordeaux gather as they take part in a protest ahead of a hearing at the Direction Nationale du Controle de Gestion - DNGG, French football financial watchdog, following the six-time French champions' exclusion from national competitions, in Bordeaux, southwestern France July 19, 2026. Unless club officials secure a solution, Girondins de Bordeaux, also three-time French Cup winners, will be relegated to regional-level football following the DNCG's decision. (Photo by ROMAIN PERROCHEAU / AFP via Getty Images)

Supporters of French 'Nationale 2' fourth-tier club FC Girondins de Bordeaux wave the club's flags during a protest ahead of a hearing at the Direction Nationale du Controle de Gestion - DNGG, French football financial watchdog, following the six-time French champions' exclusion from national competitions, in Bordeaux, southwestern France July 19, 2026. Unless club officials secure a solution, Girondins de Bordeaux, also three-time French Cup winners, will be relegated to regional-level football following the DNCG's decision. (Photo by ROMAIN PERROCHEAU / AFP via Getty Images)

Supporters of French 'Nationale 2' fourth-tier club FC Girondins de Bordeaux hold lit flares during a protest ahead of a hearing at the Direction Nationale du Controle de Gestion - DNGG, French football financial watchdog, following the six-time French champions' exclusion from national competitions, in Bordeaux, southwestern France July 19, 2026. Unless club officials secure a solution, Girondins de Bordeaux, also three-time French Cup winners, will be relegated to regional-level football following the DNCG's decision. (Photo by ROMAIN PERROCHEAU / AFP via Getty Images)

Eric Feunteun, CEO of Diam Bouchonage, which specializes in the production of cork stoppers for the wine industry, walks through the company's production plant in Ceret, southwestern France, July 17, 2026. (Photo by Lionel BONAVENTURE / AFP via Getty Images)

This photograph shows the entrance of Diam Bouchonage, which specializes in the production of cork stoppers for the wine industry, in Ceret, southwestern France, July 17, 2026. (Photo by Lionel BONAVENTURE / AFP via Getty Images)

A lumberjack specializing in harvesting cork from cork oak trees works during a cork harvest for Diam Bouchonage in a cork oak forest in Saint-Jean-Pla-de-Corts, southwestern France, July 17, 2026. (Photo by Lionel BONAVENTURE / AFP via Getty Images)

This photograph shows oak bark during a cork harvest for Diam Bouchonage in a cork oak forest in Saint-Jean-Pla-de-Corts, southwestern France, July 17, 2026. (Photo by Lionel BONAVENTURE / AFP via Getty Images)