Nightmare! The veteran giants are downgraded to Class C and played in the Champions League final

Sampdoria, one of the "Seven Sisters" in the 1990s, won the Serie A championship and reached the Champions League final, encountered the darkest moment in team history today and was relegated to the Serie C League for the first time.

In the Championship upgrade play-offs, "Black Cats" Sunderland eliminates Coventry, coached by Lampard, and will compete with Sheffield United for the last Premier League upgrade ticket. Today, Brother Miao will pay attention to the fate of these veteran teams who compete in low-level leagues.

Super shame and great humiliation! Sampdoria was tied 0-0 by Juvestabia, ranked 18th in the early morning of May 14th, in the last game of Serie B, Sampdoria was tied 0-0 by Juvestabia, ranking 18th, and fell into the Serie C League for the first time in the history of the team. After 38 rounds, Samp's record was only 8 wins, 17 draws and 13 losses, with 41 points, 1 point behind Sarenitana, who was in the relegation playoffs, thus announcing a direct relegation. He will participate in the Italian third-level, i.e., Italian League C for the first time next season.

Samp has experienced three coach changes in order to relegate this season. They have successively fired Pirlo (0 wins in 3 rounds), Sotil (4 wins in 13 rounds) and Semplic (2 wins in 16 rounds). In early April, they hired former player Evani to return. The situation improved for a while, leading the team to 2 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss in 6 games. But because the hole was dug in front was too deep, it was ultimately unable to come back to life.

The whole season has been replaced by four coaches with completely different styles, which also shows how chaotic Samp's current situation is from one aspect. In fact, Samp has been struggling on the edge of the death cliff for the past few seasons.

Samp is still a Serie A team in the 2022-23 season. He was relegated to Serie B four rounds ahead of schedule at the end of the season and faced a crisis of bankruptcy directly to the amateur league due to wage arrears. Fortunately, London financier Manfreddy acquired Samp, avoiding the fate of bankruptcy.

Last season, Samp ranked 7th in Serie B under Pirlo's leadership, and entered the upgrade play-offs, but lost to Palermo and missed the upgrade. However, Samp failed to win three rounds this season, and Pirlo was dismissed, and then he fell into a vicious circle of things going well, until he was relegated to Serie C today.

Turning to Samp's history, the late 1980s to the early 1990s were Samp's glorious period. They won the 1990-91 Serie A championship, 4 Italian Cups, 1 European Cup Winners and 1 Italian Super Cup championship, and reached the Champions League final in the 1991-92 season, losing 0-1 to Barcelona to finish second.

At that time, Samp had Mancini's & Viali's forward line, as well as famous players such as Palioca, Cerrezo, and bald Lombardo. Later, stars such as Gulit, Klinsmann, Chiesa, Mikhailovic, Sidorf, Peron, Montera, Ortega also wore Samp's jersey...

From Serie A championship to relegation to Serie C, Samp's fall is sad. Deeply trapped in financial quagmire and frequent changes in coaches, the "Sailor" is ushering in the darkest moment. Only fans who keep going with each other and stick to it is the only light remaining in the darkness.

4 years! Nimes has dropped from Ligue 1 to amateur league

The French team Nimes are also in love with Samp. In the 2020-21 season, Nimes is still competing in Ligue 1. In just 4 years, they have fallen into the National Amateur League (France Fourth Division).

In May 2021, Nimes was second to last in Ligue 1, downgraded to Ligue 2; in May 2023, Nimes was second to last in Ligue 2, downgraded to French C. This season, there is one round left in the French League C, Nimes has the last score, 4 points behind the third place, and is relegated early. He will participate in the French Amateur League next season.

Nims was founded in 1937. In the 1950s, he won the second runner-up in the French Cup for three consecutive seasons, and was the strongest period in the team's history. In the early 1990s, French celebrities such as Cantona and Blanc also played for Nimes.

In the 2018-19 season, Nimes was still ranked 9th in Ligue 1, but the club management was turbulent afterwards. When the players left one after another, Nimes' record also dived.

What's even more embarrassing is that Nimes is still homeless. In 2022, the team moved away from the Costie Stadium, which was planned to be rebuilt on the original site, and temporarily moved to Anthony Stadium as a transition. However, the local government rejected the plan to demolish the Costier Stadium + rebuild the original site, and the Costier Stadium had to be abandoned.

English Championship play-off: Sunderland eliminated Coventry

English Championship was promoted to the second leg of the semi-finals, Sunderland played against Coventry at home, and Sunderland won 2-1 away in the first leg. Marsen Clark scored in the second half, and Coventry led 1-0, tied 2-2. The game enters overtime. In the overtime countdown, Ballard headed the ball to win, and Sunderland finally defeated Coventry 1-1 and 3-2 in total, and advanced to the play-off final.

Yesterday, another group defeated Bristol City 3-0 against Sheffield United, and advanced 6-0. Sunderland and Sheffield United will fight to the final priceless upgrade ticket at Wembley.