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AUXERRE, France — Gérard Bourgoin, the former president of soccer club Auxerre who also chaired the French league, has died. He was 85. Bourgoin was a major sponsor of the club and its vice-president when the team grew into a force to be reckoned with under coach Guy Roux, both in France and on the European stage. Auxerre won a French league-cup double in 1996. Auxerre did not give a reason for his death but local media reported that he died after feeling faint while driving back from the Abbé-Deschamps where he attended the French league game between Auxerre and Strasbourg on Sunday.
