Michel Platini has decided to become a member of the “Socios Nancy” group, a group of supporters of the AS Nancy Lorraine club which formed the triple Ballon d’Or winner in the 1970s.
Michel Platini, former iconic playmaker of the French team and former Nancy player in the 1970s, has become a member of the “Socios Nancy” group, announced Tuesday the supporters’ association which supports the club currently in the National league.
«We are happy and proud to announce that our association has very recently received the most prestigious membership possible: that of Michel Platini!“, the association says on its website.
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«In addition to the immense honour it represents for all of us, this membership validates our approach and demonstrates that the Socios project, in Nancy as in many cities, is part of the future of French football.“, continues the association, created in 2012.
This aims to “equity investment in the Société Anonyme Sportive Professionnelle (SASP) Nancy Lorraine in order to encourage the participation of as many people as possible in the life and development of the club“, as she recalls on her website.
“Socios Nancy” aims to create a company, in a legal form to be defined, which will allow negotiations with the club for an entry into the capital.
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«There is no doubt that Michel Platini’s membership will help us considerably in this task.“, say the association’s leaders.
After three days, Nancy is fourth in National with one victory and two draws.
Led by Jacques Rousselot from 1994, the Nancy club was sold in December 2020 to the American group Partners Path Capital to experience a long descent until being administratively relegated to National 3 in June 2023, before finally being drafted into National a month later.
Last year, Sochaux supporters also created a socios group, the “Sociochaux”, which brings together 11,000 members and has collected nearly 800,000 euros to help save the club, which also plays in the National. They have a representative on the board of directors.
Supporters of Bordeaux, now relegated to National 2, have also recently created a socios group.
