

OL Groupe
2006/2007 Financial Results
By: Inara |Today, OL Groupe published information on the club’s economic situation for the 2006/2007 season. And naturally, it’s tres tres positive. If you want to read the report in its entirety, go here. But since I adore math and numbers so much, I will offer you guys a much more condensed and easier to understand overview. [...]
Lyon Are (Sort of) Rich and Popular
By: Inara |A few days ago, Bob thoughtfully pointed out BBDO’s newest rankings of the most valuable football clubs. As many of you can guess, a club’s value is a combination of it’s marketability (brand popularity and image), as well as its income. Now I know that Lyon is a vaguely rich club, but I had no [...]
What Will It Take For Lyon to Become a Big Club?
By: Inara |An excellent article was published on Sportsvox which asked whether Lyon fulfilled the criteria of being a “big European club.” It’s in French, so I thought I’d list the main points here in English, with some of my own comments. Let’s go over it, shall we?
Let’s Talk About Money
By: Inara |This post is about money.
But before I get carried away, a warning: what follows is an in depth look into the economic side of Olympique Lyonnais. As a scientist-to-be, I love numbers and percentages, and I’m curious about where Lyon’s money comes from (beside Roman Abramovich’s wallet). So if you have no interest in [...]







