In a press release published on May 22, AS.Saint-Etienne denied information from Mediapart, which placed the Forézien club among the French professional clubs on the verge of bankruptcy. The management of ASSE evokes “a financial situation which remains under control despite the crisis” and considers that “this false information and the comments associated with its dissemination are seriously prejudicial to the club which therefore intends, as did the LFP, to file complaint to protect his interests. ”