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April 30th, 2007

Lyon likes Juventus Manager Didier Deschamps

By: Inara | Comments 2 Comments

Not only do the French press think that Lyon’s entire senior team will leave this summer, but they are also absolutely convinced that manager Gerard Houllier will leave as well.
Jean-Michel Aulas keeps insisting that Houllier will be at the club next year, but the French Football Federation has been batting their eyes at Houllier [...]



April 30th, 2007

Memo to The World

By: Inara | Comments 8 Comments

Memo to Rich, Thieving Clubs
To: Barcelona, Chelsea, Juventus, Real Madrid, AC Milan, Valencia, Inter Milan, Manchester United, Tottenham, Sevilla, Arsenal, Roma, and PSG
From: Jean-Michel Aulas, Lyon Supremo
Subject: GO AWAY
Urgency: GO AWAY RIGHT NOW, PLEASE!

April 29th, 2007

Michael Essien arrested for drunk driving

By: Inara | Comments 2 Comments

Late, I know, but I just found out that former Lyon midfielder Michael Essien was arrested on charges of drunk driving.
Last Monday, the Chelsea player was pulled over in London for suspicion of alcohol intoxication. After Essien failed a breathalyser test, he was taken to jail. Essien was eventually released on bail but will have [...]

April 28th, 2007

Lyon FINALLY win in Style

By: Inara | Comments 7 Comments

After a dismal run of five games, Lyon got their act together in order to properly celebrate their sixth title.

Celebrating after the match.

April 28th, 2007

Eduardo Ratinho to Lyon?

By: Inara | Comments 7 Comments

This was going to be a post dedicated to the Lyon WAGs, but I’ll do that later.
Tasty rumors are circulating around the Stade de Gerland of a very possible transfer, much more likely than the 500 other names associated with Lyon in the past few weeks.

This kid could be OL’s first recruit.



April 26th, 2007

OMG RAY! or, Lyon and Raymond Domenech are having an affair

By: Inara | Comments 7 Comments

Instead of harping about how awful Lyon has been lately, today I’m going to take a trip back in time to when Lyon was still a backwater provincial club with a budget of about five dollars (mind you, this was only 20 years ago).
Lyon’s first silverware came in 1973, when they won the [...]

April 25th, 2007

Tiago to Juventus? Coupet to Tottenham? Yeah right.

By: Inara | Comments 5 Comments

The most annoying thing about being a Lyon fan is that every spring, just about all of Lyon’s players are linked with moves away. And since there is often a grain of truth among all the transfer lies, it’s stressful because you know that a few people will be leaving but not who.
Here is [...]

April 24th, 2007

Proof that Lyon ISN’T utter crap

By: Inara | Comments 3 Comments

It’s been an altogether depressing week for Lyon fans. Right now, the UEFA Champions League semifinals are going on, but Juninho & Co. can only watch on the television. They won their sixth title, but no one cares except Houllier and the statisticians employed by the French Football Federation. Lyon’s striker crisis is still continuing, [...]

April 24th, 2007

Lyon want some Portuguese lovin’

By: Inara | Comments 4 Comments

Now that Lyon’s Brazilian takeover is in full effect, the club is now batting its eyes in the direction of Portugal. And who is Lyon flirting with? Nani, Pepe, and Ricardo Quaresma. Oh, and Simao Sabrosa, of course.
Duh.

Half the Portuguese national team may relocate to Lyon

April 23rd, 2007

Lyon in Champions League Semifinals

By: Inara | Comments 4 Comments

For the first time ever, Lyon have made it past the cursed quarterfinal stages and are now two games away from the chance to finally get the European recognition that they deserve. But only one team stands between them and the final:
Real Madrid.
Before you accuse me of living in an Ecstasy-induced world, let [...]






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