Basketball
Monaco Ask Adriatic League to Join Second Division
Monaco, shut out of French competition over financial guarantees, have written to Adriatic League president Ostoja Mijailović seeking an urgent answer on a place.
Basketball
Monaco, shut out of French competition over financial guarantees, have written to Adriatic League president Ostoja Mijailović seeking an urgent answer on a place.
Tony Parker says tougher DNCCG scrutiny after the Monaco case stalled the Villeurbanne development project, as lawyers and guarantees ate up the time needed.
France's Olympic and Sport Committee backed the basketball federation's decision, leaving Monaco with only the amateur fifth division to preserve any competitive status.
Monaco's bid for a spot in France's third division was denied, leaving the club with no professional competition to enter next season after financial guarantee failures.