November 2nd, 2009

Govou Drunk (Again), ♥♥Player Love♥♥, LOTS of Stadium Photos, Etc.

By: Inara |

Just some random odds and ends for you to read as you bide your time waiting for Lyon’s Champions League clash with Liverpool.

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<— Sid’s Serious Captain-y Face.
If you’re wondering why the captain’s armband showed up on Cris last Saturday, despite Sidney Govou also being on the pitch, it’s because our dear (former?) captain was seen [...]

Category: Champions League, Claude Puel, Former Lyonnais, Jean-Michel Aulas, Just for Fun, Ligue 1, Links, Lisandro Lopez, OL Féminines, OL Land/New Stadium, Pictures, Player News and Rumors, Transfers

October 9th, 2009

Random News and Updates

By: Inara |

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With World Cup qualifiers about to take place, there isn’t too much happening at club level. But there are a few articles and updates that caught my eye.
The biggest news is the medical update on Bafetimbi Gomis. Two days ago at Guingamp, Gomis collapsed during practice with the France squad. He was out for a [...]

Category: Champions League, Claude Puel, Former Lyonnais, Internationals, Jean-Michel Aulas, Just for Fun, OL Féminines, OL Land/New Stadium, Pictures, Player News and Rumors, Team News and Rumors, Transfers, Video

March 6th, 2009

Lyon Say F*ck You to the WPS, Plus Some Nude Photos

By: Inara |

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I’m going to take a quick break from the men’s team to cover the ladies. Even if you don’t care about women’s football, I advise you to stick around (as opposed to skipping to the bottom) because what’s happening has been rather interesting.

At least Lyon are on target for one European trophy…the Women’s UEFA Cup

So [...]

Category: OL Féminines, Team News and Rumors

Tags: Camile Abily, FFF, I just wrote that to get more hits, Jean-Michel Aulas, Ladies, Los Angeles Sol, Lyon, nude women, OL Féminines, Sonia Bompastor, sorry, Team News and Rumors, UEFA Womens Cup, Washington Freedom, WPS

January 12th, 2009

Just a depressing post, really.

By: Inara |

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First things first, the last few weeks have been very hectic in my “real life” because I’ve fallen behind in my research, and as a doctoral student, my adviser is not happy with me, which is why I’ve had to take a vacation from the soccer blogosphere. So you can imagine my disappointment that despite [...]

Category: Champions League, Claude Puel, French Cups (CdL, CdF, TdC), Jean-Michel Aulas, Ligue 1, Match Results, OL Féminines, Player News and Rumors, Team News and Rumors

October 15th, 2008

Lyon Go Chinese, the Ladies Crush Arsenal, and Toulalan Gets Promoted

By: Inara |

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Remember how I said that China were becoming Lyon’s new best friends? Well, it looks like Aulas takes this BFF business seriously because today Lyon launched a Chinese version of their official website, thanks to a partnership with TitanSport, a Chinese sports media giant.

Pretty soon OL will be signing token Chinese players a la [...]

Category: Internationals, Jean-Michel Aulas, OL Féminines, Player News and Rumors, Team News and Rumors

October 9th, 2008

Random Nuggets

By: Inara |

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It’s international week, so things are rather quiet on the Lyon front. Here’s what’s been going on:

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Fabio Grosso is back in training and is expected to play against Lille on October 18th. This is good news because if he does well, he play against Steaua a few days later. Kader Keita is also training normally, [...]

Category: Former Lyonnais, Internationals, Jean-Michel Aulas, Ligue 1, OL Féminines, OL Land/New Stadium, Player News and Rumors, Team News and Rumors, Transfers

August 21st, 2008

Yes, Lyon Also Spend Money on Their Women

By: Inara |

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So far in this transfer window, Lyon have spent nearly €60m on incoming players. They are surely in the top five when it comes to overall spending this summer.
But it’s not just the men’s team getting the attention. Aulas stayed true to this promise and has strengthened the women’s team as well. No players have [...]

Category: OL Féminines, Team News and Rumors, Transfers

Tags: Bente Nördby, Challenge de France, Corine Franco, Cynthia Uwak, Dorte Dalum Jensen, Farid Benstitti, Ladies, Lara Dickenmann, Lotta Schelin, Lyon, OL Féminines, OL Ladies, Team News and Rumors, Title, Transfers, UEFA Womens Cup, Women

June 3rd, 2008

Double + Double = Quadruple?

By: Inara |

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Today, OL Féminines defeated PSG 3-0 in the final of the Challenge de France (Women’s French Cup), with goals scored by Shirley Cruz Trana, Louisa Necib, and Camile Abily. This match was held at the Stade de France as the opener to the France-Columbia friendly. The ladies already clinched the league title a few weeks [...]

Category: OL Féminines, Team News and Rumors

Tags: Challenge de France, Ladies, Lyon, OL Féminines, OL Ladies, Team News and Rumors, Title, UEFA Womens Cup, Women

May 11th, 2008

Karim Benzema is Ligue 1’s Player of the Year

By: Inara |

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Remember when I mentioned the UNFP Awards? Today, the ceremony took place.
Unsurprisingly, Karim Benzema won Player of the Year, beating out teammate Jeremy Toulalan, Marseille’s Mahamadou Niang, and Bordeaux’s Wendel. He’s the fourth Lyonnais in a row to win the award – Florent Malouda in 2007, Juninho in 2006, and Michael Essien in [...]

Category: Ligue 1, OL Féminines, Player News and Rumors

Tags: Awards, Camile Abily, Hatem Ben Arfa, Jeremy Toulalan, Karim Benzema, Ligue 1, Lyon, Mathieu Bodmer, Mathieu Valbuena, OL Féminines, OL Ladies, Player News and Rumors, Player of the Year, Sonia Bompastor, UNFP

April 26th, 2008

Fabio Grosso Bitchslaps a Player, Plus Other Lyon Nuggets

By: Inara |

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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 [...]

Category: French Cups (CdL, CdF, TdC), Friendlies, Jean-Michel Aulas, Ligue 1, Match Results, OL Féminines, OL Land/New Stadium, Player News and Rumors, Team News and Rumors, Transfers