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Foto: Fabio Grosso’s Significant Other
By: Inara |
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So today I broke down and finally removed the Hatem Ben Arfa category. It was a tough decision, but my therapist told me that it’s important that I begin the healing process (it was a really bad breakup).
With Ben Arfa gone, I’ve decided that it’s time to upgrade Fabio Grosso to his own category, [...]
Category: Tignes: The Deal So Far + Pictures
By: Inara | 11 Comments
As most of you probably know, Lyon have started their pre-season training at Tignes, a ski resort in the Alps on the Italian border. Lyon go there every year for high altitude workouts, which is supposed to make them really fit.
Both Lyon and the France NT train at Tignes yearly.
Right now, half the squad [...]
Therapy Post: Making Sense of the Hatem Ben Arfa Debacle
By: Inara | 17 Comments
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 “Ben Arfa” category on the [...]
Alain Speaks his Mind
By: John | 17 Comments
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 and the eventual scapegoating [...]
Lyon Aren’t Being Very Friendly
By: Inara | 5 Comments
Just the other day, the LFP published the summer schedule of friendlies for both Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 clubs. Nearly all of them will be busy this summer - Marseille have nine friendlies planned while Bordeaux have a respectable five (fyi, PSG will be playing against Porto in August - fun). Even the promoted [...]
Tags: Calendar, Claude Puel, Dinamo Bucarest, FK Partizan, Friendlies, LFP, Lyon, Nimes Olympique, Team News and RumorsKarim Benzema on Cover of FIFA 09
By: Inara | 15 Comments
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 is even a section of [...]
Latest on the Transfer Front: MEGA Post
By: Inara | 47 Comments
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 rest of us? Every six [...]
Tags: AC Milan, Alexandre Bouchard, Amantino Mancini, Anthony Mounier, Anthony Reveillere, Arsenal, Atletico Madrid, Aurelien Badin, AZ Alkmaar, Bafetimbi Gomis, Barcelona, Bernard Lacombe, Besiktas, Bolton, Chateauroux, Chelsea, Claude Puel, CSKA Moscow, Diego Milito, Everton, Fabio Grosso, Fiorentina, Fred, Gregory Bettiol, Gregory Coupet, Hamburg, Hatem Ben Arfa, Jean-Michel Aulas, Johan Elmander, John Mensah, Juventus, Kim Kallstrom, Lille, Loic Remy, Manchester United, Marseille, Mathieu Bodmer, Michael Chretien, Milan Baros, Nancy, Nice, Pape Diouf, PSG, Real Zaragoza, Rennes, Roma, Sébastien Pocognoli, Sebastian Squillaci, Sebastien Squillaci, Sergio Garcia, Sevilla, Sidney Govou, Stephan Lichtsteiner, Sulley Muntari, Tottenham, Transfers, Troyes, Valencia, Werder Bremen, West Bromwich Albion, Yuri ZhirkovFor the Ladies: Boyz + Ink
By: Inara | 19 Comments
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 was Anthony Mounier. I mean, [...]
Euro 2008 Disaster
By: Inara | 11 Comments
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:
Tags: Czech Republic, Czech Republic National Team, Euro 2008, Fabio Grosso, France, France National Team, Francois Clerc, Gregory Coupet, Internationals, Italy, Italy National Team, Jean-Alain Boumsong, Jeremy Toulalan, Karim Benzema, Kim Kallstrom, Milan Baros, Patrick Muller, Player News and Rumors, Sebastien Squillaci, Sidney Govou, Sweden, Sweden National Team, Switzerland, Switzerland National TeamFinally, Puel Has Arrived
By: John | 12 Comments
After several weeks of waiting, one of the least suspenseful signings of the summer has been realized. Former Lille LOSC and Monaco manager Claude Puel is officially the new manager of Lyon. The contract is said to be for 4 years and JMA has agreed to a compensation package with Lille for the [...]
Tags: Claude Puel, Hatem Ben Arfa, Jean II Makoun, Jean-Michel Aulas, Kader Keita, Ligue 1, Mathieu Bodmer, Team News and Rumors
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