In the spring of 2022, during a defeat by Bordeaux against Montpellier (0-2) bringing the Girondins a little closer to Ligue 2, goalkeeper Benoit Costil found himself at the heart of a dark story. After an altercation between the goalkeeper and his defender Anel Ahmedhodzic, following a goal conceded by the Girondins, the match took a tense turn. The supporters, particularly those of Virage Sud, reacted by whistling Costil at every touch of the ball, even going so far as to accuse him of racism. At half-time, Costil spoke with the leader of the Ultramarines in a very tense atmosphere, head to head. At the end of the match, Costil finally made a gesture towards the Virage Sud, insinuating that the supporters were “sold”. Before filing a complaint for defamation against those who accused him.
Costil bypasses the city of Bordeaux!
A matter so serious that two years later, Benoit Costil keeps an indelible trace of it, as he confided to BeIN Sports. “The collision I had in Bordeaux, I have never returned to it publicly and I do not intend to do so. Following this, I had neither the support of coach Guion, who remained silent, nor that of president Gérard Lopez…” accuses Costil. A man so marked that a return to Bordeaux, in any way whatsoever, is simply impossible to envisage. “Goalkeeping coach?” No, it's impossible! Today, I am unable to even return to the city of Bordeaux, just to see friends. There is trauma, to the point of bypassing this city! », Reveals the former goalkeeper of the France team.
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Benoit Costil, the former goalkeeper of the Girondins de Bordeaux, made painful confessions about his departure from the Bordeaux club. To the point that from now on, the former Girondin doorman cannot return to this city…
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