The last time Nice were knocked out of the Coupe de France by a club so low in the French league system was in 1999, when they lost to sixth-tier club AS Lyon-Duchère.
Sir Jim Ratcliffe suffers ultimate football humiliation… and this time not with Man Utd SIR JIM RATCLIFFE has had a tumultuous year operating in football, though his latest humiliation does not come from of Manchester United.
The shock result - described as beyond his "wildest dreams" by the minnows coach, Guillaume Allanou - was the second time Nice have been knocked out by a club outside of Ligue 1 since Ineos took over in 2019.
A seventh home defeat of the season against Crystal Palace saw them equal their worst home record since 1894 - when the club formerly named as Newton Heath was relegated from England's top flight.
Ineos chiefs bottled the decision to sack Erik ten Hag following the FA Cup final before eventually putting the club £21m out of pocket to sack him and replace him with Ruben Amorim and his staff.
