French Cups (CdL, CdF, TdC)


June 1st, 2008

French Supercup to be Held in the US?

By: Inara | Comments 16 Comments

According to Le Progres, the French Football Federation wants to hold the French Supercup (also known as the Trophée des champions) in the United States. The FFF is on the never ending mission of raising the profile of French football in foreign countries. Last year, they wanted to hold the Supercup in China.
“Le [...]



May 25th, 2008

Euro 2008 and Lyon’s 2008/2009 Schedule

By: Inara | Comments 23 Comments

No word yet on Lyon’s pre-season schedule, but that’s to be expected because half our players will be involved in either Euro 2008 (looking at all the Lyon players spread throughout the Euro 2008 squads, one of them better return as a tournament winner) or FIFA World Cup qualifying. The players that will remain behind [...]

May 24th, 2008

Merci, Lyon!

By: Inara | Comments 16 Comments

Goals: Lyon (Govou 102)

More pictures after the jump.

May 23rd, 2008

CdF FINAL: Lyon vs. PSG

By: Inara | Comments 169 Comments

Is this the day that Lyon end a 35 year dry spell in the Coupe de France?
Is this the day that Lyon win their first ever double?
Is this the day that Lyon finally rise above one of the worst injury crises in their history?
Is this the day that Lyon finally make us believe?

May 24, [...]

May 6th, 2008

CdF SEMIFINAL: Lyon vs. Sedan

By: Inara | Comments 90 Comments

Guess the last time that Lyon played in the Coupe de France semifinal?
If you guessed 1998 - exactly ten years ago - you’re absolutely correct. The last time Lyon actually won this cup was 35 years ago. That was back in 1973, an event that dwarfed Watergate, the first season of The Price is [...]



May 5th, 2008

Two Three Pieces of Good News

By: Inara | Comments 11 Comments

If any of you are keeping up with the U17 Euro Championship, France defeated Ireland 2-1 in the tournament opener, thanks to goals from Lyon players. Four of them started the match (Clement Grenier, Yannis Tafer, Enzo Reale, and Sebastien Faure), and the fifth, Alexandre Lacazette, was brought on in the second half. You can [...]

April 26th, 2008

Fabio Grosso Bitchslaps a Player, Plus Other Lyon Nuggets

By: Inara | Comments 9 Comments

Fabio Grosso’s week isn’t getting any better. Last weekend, he was verbally abused by Strasbourg coach Jean-Marc Furlan for being a “piece of macaroni shit.” Today, during Lyon’s 2-2 draw against Caen, Grosso was sent off, the third Lyon player to be red carded this year. Apparently, Grosso - who had already received a yellow [...]

April 24th, 2008

Perrin: “I sleep just fine, thanks”

By: Inara | Comments 20 Comments

Alain Perrin on the atmosphere surrounding him at the moment:
“It doesn’t stop me from sleeping. We’ll see what happens at the end of the season. The president said he’d make a decision after the last league match (against Auxerre on May 17). Regardless, my departure has been the main topic all season. But I [...]

April 16th, 2008

Rant of the Day: Lyon Are…Shittastic!

By: Inara | Comments 19 Comments

Remember the game that Lyon barely won against Valenciennes? Well, two weeks and three games later, Lyon prove that they can play even more fantastically shitty. Hell, they make it look easy!
So if you’ve been wondering why I haven’t been around the last week or so, it’s because Lyon have been embarrassing themselves lately, and [...]

March 24th, 2008

Tidbits: Benzema Injured, Transfers, and Internationals

By: Inara | Comments 22 Comments

For your perusal, the latest news out of Lyon:

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Karim Benzema injured his knee last night against PSG. A scan revealed that he had twisted it slightly and will require between two to three weeks on the sidelines. Another scan will be taken next week to reassess the damage. This news is reassuring not only for [...]






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