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Frederic Piquionne is Lyonnais, No One Really Cares
By: Inara |
26 Comments
Right. So Frederic Piquionne is a Lyon player. He was nabbed for €4.5m on a four year contract from Monaco. Everyone is excited. Really.
*tumbleweeds*
Or maybe not. Umm…
A new player? What? When did this happen?
Normally there is a lot more excitement - or at least discussion - when Lyon sign a new player, but compared to [...]
Lyon’s Official 2008/2009 Team Photo
By: Inara | 22 Comments
Have no fear. That background will eventually be photoshopped and replaced with something else.
(Click to enlarge).
Thanks, Jo!
Reason #2986 that Jeremy Toulalan is so awesome
By: Inara | 32 Comments
Excuse this blatant excuse to pimp Jeremy Toulalan some more, but I can’t help myself. Thanks to the amazing detective powers of Jennifer, we now have further proof of Toulalan’s adorableness dorkiness.
Please watch the following video (at the 11 second mark) to see La Toule show off his moves. It’s short, so if you blink, [...]
Lyon Continue Their Pillage of Lille
By: Inara | 11 Comments
Just when Lille fans thought that Lyon was done plundering their club of their most valuable assets, it turns out that Lille’s club doctor, Emmanuel Ohrant, has decided to join Claude Puel’s staff.
Geez. Within one year, Lyon signed Lille’s three best players, stole their manager and his assistant, and now they take their chief [...]
Oh That Eto’o Rumor
By: Inara | 36 Comments
I wasn’t planning a post on Lyon’s supposed interest in Samuel Eto’o because I thought that these rumors would have blown away by now, but with my inbox flooded with over thirty google alerts in four different languages - in just one day - I guess I need to be more proactive about it.
I can [...]
Tags: Claude Puel, Diego Milito, Frederic Piquionne, Jean II Makoun, Jean-Michel Aulas, Karim Benzema, Lyon, Silly media, TransfersIt’s Time to Place Your Bets Again
By: Inara | 29 Comments
Betway has once again published their odds for the Ligue 1 2008/2009 season. Lyon are the favorites to win the championship, which would make it their eighth straight title. But unlike last season, an upset isn’t as far-fetched.
From Betway.com:
Category: Just for FunFriendly: FK Partizan vs. Lyon Liveblog
By: Inara | 20 Comments
I know it’s just a friendly, but it’ll be interesting to see the internationals back in action, except this time, some of our new signings and our youth will be in the mix as well. This match is also a big one for Partizan, who will be receiving their league trophy for the 2007-2008 season. [...]
The “Rock of Gibralter” In Lyon.
By: John | 11 Comments
My second favorite signing of the season- and I’m sure Cris’ favorite- was realized on Monday. John Mensah is officially Lyon’s new left-center back. After weeks of waiting for Sebastian Squillaci’s transfer to FC Sevilla to be finalized, Mensah is Lyonnais. The ex- Stade Rennais FC and Ghana National Team captain’s [...]
Category: Team News and RumorsTransfer Rumors and Tidbits
By: John | 19 Comments
Although we’ve all been waiting for the eventual signing of The Rock, John Mensah -which should happen today, Monday- there are other smaller happenings in the Mercato. I apologize for the shortness of the piece, but transfer news is scant lately. I thought I’d throw in some tiny morcels of info to [...]
Category: Team News and Rumors Tags: AS Monaco, Bakari Kone, Chelsea FC, Claude Puel, Daily Star Sunday, Eintracht Frankfurt, FraneFootball, Frederic Piquionne, Grenoble Foot 38, JMA, John Mensah, Kim Kallstrom, Lyon, Michael Charvet, Milan Baros, OGC Nice, Olympique de Marseille, Patrick Muller, Portsmouth FC, PSG, Servette Geneve, Shaun Wright-Phillips, Sidney Govou, Team News and Rumors
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