http://lyon.theoffside.com News from Olympique Lyonnais Football Club Tue, 08 Jul 2008 23:12:24 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Disclaimer: I know that it’s been a week now since Hatem Ben Arfa left Lyon for Marseille. Both John and Magnusson have covered this topic very thoroughly, so most of you are probably tired of hearing about it. But I just can’t let this go. I can't just delete the ... http://lyon.theoffside.com/player-news-and-rumors/therapy-post-making-sense-of-the-hatem-ben-arfa-debacle.html In a recent interview in L'Equipe, Alain Perrin spoke about his relationship with Jean Michel Aulas and certain members of the Lyon coaching staff during his tenure as manager. Perrin described the internal and external pressures- JMA and two members of the coaching staff- which created an atmosphere of hostility ... http://lyon.theoffside.com/team-news/alain-speaks-his-mind.html Today, Lyon's new '08-'09 kits were unveiled. After seeing the color swatches on Inara's previous post, I was hoping that it was all just deception, and Lyon/Umbro were really going to unveil different colors for the Away and Champion's League kits. But, my hopes were dashed and we ... http://lyon.theoffside.com/team-news/new-kits-unveiled.html As most of us already know, Hatem Ben Arfa has come to terms with Olympique de Marseille and for some of us, our worst fears have finally been realized. Like an amorous relationship you know just has to end, as much as it may hurt, you know it's for ... http://lyon.theoffside.com/team-news/not-just-yet.html var __pid=37175; var __am_invisible=1; Just the other day, the LFP published the summer schedule of friendlies for both Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 clubs. Nearly all of ... http://lyon.theoffside.com/team-news/lyon-arent-being-very-friendly.html I don't play video games. I've never owned a gaming system, nor have I ever wanted one. Online Literati is about all I'm capable of. But from what I understand, soccer video games are huge. A lot of people use "Football Manager" as a way to judge players, and there ... http://lyon.theoffside.com/team-news/benzema-on-cover-of-fifa-09.html The latest news from this week...Due to the amount of material covered, I didn't post links to the original sources like I normally do, but if you want them, let me know. OUTGOING: FRED: Is it just me, or does Fred spend an inordinate amount of time making life difficult for the ... http://lyon.theoffside.com/people/jean-michel-aulas/latest-on-the-transfer-front-mega-post.html 6 days, 4 hours, 13 minutes, and 45 seconds. That's how long until Lyon's new kits are revealed (and no, I didn't figure out the exact moment myself - there is a counter on Umbro's website). My question is...who is the blacked out bald guy? Anyhoo, the Lyon website posted a teaser ... http://lyon.theoffside.com/team-news/omg-ze-colours.html Last week, Lyon Foot published a hot collection of Lyon players with tattoos. It's a different sort of look at OL players, whose reputations normally come across as nice family guys. Which they still are, but sometimes we like to pretend they can be badass. For me, the biggest surprise ... http://lyon.theoffside.com/people/for-the-ladies-boyz-ink.html I've totally been avoiding writing about this because part of me still believes that it's only a nightmare...But man, out of the eleven OL players in Euro 2008, only one will be showing his face in the quarterfinals. I have nine other identical pictures just like this. To recap: SWEDEN: Final standing: ... http://lyon.theoffside.com/player-news-and-rumors/euro-2008-disaster.html