Articles tagged with "karim benzema"
Kiddie Update: Yannis Tafer Shines
By Inara | May 12th, 2008The UEFA Under-17 Championship is in full swing, and whaddya know, France are in the semifinals. They finished second in their group (Spain got top spot because they scored one more goal), and so this afternoon, they will be taking on group winners T ...
Hatem Ben Arfa to Arsenal?
By Inara | May 12th, 2008NOOOOOOOOO. My very worst nightmare is coming true. I'm a huge Hatem Ben Arfa fan. He has some faults, but I adore him. He's so talented and has so much potential. I just know he's going to be one of France's biggest stars. A goodbye k ...
Karim Benzema is Ligue 1's Player of the Year
By Inara | May 11th, 2008Remember 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 i ...
Karim Benzema is Ligue 1's Player of the Year
By Inara | May 11th, 2008Remember 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 i ...
Weekly Who Will Win Euro 2008 Poll
By Daryl | May 3rd, 2008We're running a weekly poll over at the Euro 2008 Blog, to find which team readers think will win the tournament this summer. Each week, we'll close the old poll and start a new one. The big idea is to see if and how opinion changes as news about ...
"Hugo is Perfect," Secret Stealing Italians, and the End of Spa Week
By Inara | May 2nd, 2008Be still my heart. Gregory Coupet has designated Nice's Hugo Lloris as his perfect successor. Geez, what more proof does Hugo need of my Lyon's love for him? According to the media, Lloris would not be opposed to a move to Lyon - but not as Coupe ...
Player(s) of the Year, Baby
By Inara | April 30th, 2008The nominees for Ligue 1's Player of the Year have just been announced today. While it's no surprise that a Lyon player should be among the four nominated, this season, there are two! Awarded by the UNFP (Union Nationale des Footballeurs Professio ...
Marseille Offer Samir Nasri for Hatem Ben Arfa!!!!!
By Inara | April 28th, 2008Normally, a rumor like this aren't worth the paper it's written on. But when L'Equipe gets involved, that means that something is afoot between the Rhone and the French Riviera. Word is that Marseille would be willing to exchange Samir Nasri ...
Fabio Grosso Bitchslaps a Player, Plus Other Lyon Nuggets
By Inara | April 26th, 2008Fabio 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 ...
Rant of the Day: Lyon Are...Shittastic!
By Inara | April 16th, 2008Remember 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 t ...
The 20 Highest Paid Players in France - Lyon Once Again Dominate
By Inara | April 8th, 2008This year, 13 of the 20 highest paid footballers in Ligue 1 are from Lyon. Last year, there were only 11. Which is strange because I could swear Aulas wanted to bring down Lyon's payroll. Of course, only a handful of players appear on the list of the ...
The Second Battle of the Olympiques: Marseille vs. Lyon
By Inara | April 5th, 2008This is it, guys. The clash of the titans, the SuperClassico, the game of the year. But whatever you call this match, it's France's two biggest teams facing off against each other in what is sure to be an electric encounter. Marseille vs. Lyon ma ...
Episode 16: International Friendly Day
By Ian Rose | March 26th, 2008It sounds like a rather ridiculous holiday, like Love Day from the Simpsons, but no, Wednesday is going to be jam-packed with international football, and this week on the pod, we take a little break from the club football scene to take a look at some ...
Loïc Rémy in blue
By Jay | March 25th, 2008On loan from Lyon, young rising star Loic Remy has gotten the call from national coach Raymond Domenech of France. Following an injury to Marseille midfielder Mathieu Valbuena, coach Domonech has decided to go with the red hot Lens forward. ...
Tidbits: Benzema Injured, Transfers, and Internationals
By Inara | March 24th, 2008For your perusal, the latest news out of Lyon: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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 s ...
Hatem Ben Arfa is Also Ready to Commit His Future to Lyon
By Inara | March 21st, 2008Now that Karim Benzema and Jeremy Toulalan have extended their contracts, Jean-Michel Aulas is turning his attention to another one of Lyon's young talents. Hatem Ben Arfa has endured a tough couple of weeks since being relegated to the bench. Perrin w
Bodmer Receives First NT Call Up!!!!!!!!!
By Inara | March 20th, 2008The sense of justice in this world has prevailed. Mathieu Bodmer, one of the best young French midfielders out there, has finally received what he deserves - a call up to the French National Team. Knowing that he had to move to a bigger club if he wan
Everyone Wants to Tap That
By Inara | March 19th, 2008Guess whose delectable round bottom Jean-Alain Boumsong is carrying away? ...and I can't believe I said that. Not much is happening on the Lyon front today, so here is a picture that I think sums up yesterday's match against So ...
Episode 15: Tragedy in Argentina
By Ian Rose | March 19th, 2008This week, we center on the tragic events in Argentina this past weekend, as Christian Reyes explains what happened, and tells us about his own experiences with Argentinian football and the violence that sometimes surrounds it. Also, Inara updates us on
Build Your Own Team: Part II
By Inara | March 13th, 2008I don't know about you guys, but I for one am bored with match previews! Unfortunately, due to a hectic month at work, that's all I seem to have time for. So I thought we'd do something different today. Instead of the usual news and rumors, we can talk ab
Karim Benzema and Jeremy Toulalan Extend Their Contracts!!!!!!!!
By Inara | March 7th, 2008Life is good. How can it not be when two of Lyon's most important players - in fact the most important players - commit several more years to Lyon? This morning, it was announced that Jeremy Toulalan extended his contract by another two years until 20
Karim Benzema seen with a Murse!
By Inara | March 6th, 2008OH NOES, fashion disaster! Has Karim Benzema been spending too much time with Sidney Govou and not enough time with Anthony Reveillere, who is certainly one of Lyon's better dressed players? Or has Benzema been propelled into intense overreaction afte
Not Again! Manchester United 1 - 0 Lyon
By Inara | March 5th, 2008I really don't want to write a post match review (notice how I tend to avoid doing those for games that Lyon lose?), but I have to be brave and face up the fact that last night, Lyon once again fell short of their - and our - expectations. Side no ...
Aftermath: Arrests, Lasers, and Very Expensive Players
By Inara | February 22nd, 2008Normally I do an extensive post match review of all Champions League games, but lab has been crazy. Forgive me? In lieu of a review though, here is an assortment of news related to the game: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This is worse than a laser attack
The Benzema and Ben Arfa Rumors Spiral Out of Control
By Inara | February 12th, 2008You would think that Lyon have reincarnated versions of Pele and Maradona the way clubs are acting these days. It's honestly getting ridiculous and downright tiring. I'm sure by now many of you have heard of the latest rumors about Karim Benzema and H
Lyon Sign EDERSON and BOUMSONG (plus other transfer news)
By Inara | January 29th, 2008With only three days left in the transfer window, Lyon's mercato is wrapping up, and as far as I know, these two are the last arrivals (unless Lyon do bring in a DM). Ederson has been a long time Lyon target, and today, he signed from Nice for €15m on a
Only Five Days Left
By Inara | January 25th, 2008Silly season went by very quickly, and though it doesn't seem like it, Lyon have been fairly busy during this transfer window. We sold Nadir Belhadj to Lens, loaned Fabio Santos to Sao Paulo for six months, received Marc Crosas on loan from Barca, and bou
Winning Makes Me Feel Good
By Inara | January 25th, 2008It feels like forever since the last time Lyon not only won a game, but did so with a clean sheet. The last three Lyon games have been rather depressing, with the last two games resulting in heavy losses, with an understrength Le Mans dumping us out of th
A Rap for Benzema
By Inara | January 13th, 2008The kid is only 20, but people are writing songs for Karim Benzema. Here is the latest addition to the Benzema Collection. It's rather catchy if you ask me. Artist: 2 Bal 2 Neg Title: Benzema c'est de la bombe Lyrics after the jump
Home 
Euro 2008