

Articles tagged with "hatem-ben-arfa"
Fashion Faux Pas: Marseille Edition
By chris | August 10th, 2008This is the year Lyon is supposed to go down, with Bordeaux and Marseille lining up as the hopeful victors. Well, if Marseille ends up ...
The Police Officer Speaks
By John | August 1st, 2008Lyon's backline patrolman Cris has given a candid interview about former teammate Hatem Ben Arfa. Even though Inara wrote an excellent "cathartic" piece ...
Tuesday, slow news day...
By Magnusson | July 22nd, 2008A lot has happened in the last four days. Once Bakary Koné was signed from Nice, Pape Diouf told the press that the Mercato was ...
Mini-Transfer Update
By John | July 9th, 2008Nothing major to report on the transfer front. Most of the info from Inara's last transfer post is still up to date. Here's the latest: ...
Therapy Post: Making Sense of the Hatem Ben Arfa Debacle
By Inara | July 8th, 2008Disclaimer: 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 ...
Tranfer Talk: Ben Arfa, Dani Alves, Jo... It's Not Just All Rumours You Know
By Daryl | July 2nd, 2008The summer isn't all about transfer rumours you know. Sometimes there are actual signings too. And to prove it here are some photos of famous ...
The last Ben Arfile: Hatem presented to the press...
By Magnusson | July 2nd, 2008So, after a few days of doubt, Hatem Ben Arfa is offically a Marseille player. After having proved numerous times in a very short period ...
The Ben Arfiles: Ben Arfa is a Marseillais, again.
By Magnusson | July 1st, 2008This time I can assure you it's done. Both clubs came to terms of agreement with the help of the juridic commision of the LFP ...
The Ben Arfiles: Hatem Ben Arfa trained today!
By Magnusson | July 1st, 2008As he announced, Hatem Ben Arfa was present and trained with his teammates (or maybe not. I'm not sure how to call them) while Claude ...
The Ben-Arfiles*: OL vs. HBA? It is ... ON!
By Magnusson | June 29th, 2008[*= The Ben Arfiles is the name I'm gonna give all the articles on Hatem Ben Arfa until his situation is sorted out. The name ...
Breaking News: Ben Arfa transfer annuled...
By Magnusson | June 28th, 2008I think this is the first time I've been litterally been shocked by a "Communiqué". At around 11.25pm tonight, my RSS Feed went insane once ...
C.R.E.A.M Get The Money, Hatem...
By Magnusson | June 28th, 2008If you're anything like me, you want to know what's holding up the Ben Arfa transfer and more importantly why a club so eager to ...
Not Just Yet...
By John | June 27th, 2008As most of us already know, Hatem Ben Arfa has come to terms with Olympique de Marseille and for some of us, our worst fears ...
Ben Arfa this easily? Too good to be true...
By Magnusson | June 27th, 2008You have to give credit to Jean-Michel Aulas, he never disappoints. Never. While everyone agreed that the Hatem Ben Arfa transfer was super easy and ...
Hatem Ben Arfa is marseillais...
By Magnusson | June 25th, 2008This is the biggest surprise of this mercato yet! Just a few days ago I assumed Hatem Ben Arfa wouldn't be a Marseille player until ...
Latest on the Transfer Front: MEGA Post
By Inara | June 24th, 2008The 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 ...
Say hello to my little friend...
By Magnusson | June 23rd, 2008I've been talking about the "BAK27" project for a while now and never took time to eplain it. It's pretty easy BA as in Ben ...
Hatem Ben Arfa in Marseille...
By Magnusson | June 22nd, 2008...to look for a condo. Lyonnais midfielder Hatem Ben Arfa, who has been voicing an interest for Marseille for quite a while now, has apparently ...
Mo Money, Mo Targets
By Jack | June 20th, 2008Luiz Felipe Scolari, from now on here at the Offside known as Uncle Phil, hasn't even taken over at Chelsea yet. That hasn't stopped the ...
Finally, Puel Has Arrived
By John | June 19th, 2008After several weeks of waiting, one of the least suspenseful signings of the summer has been realized. Former Lille LOSC and Monaco manager Claude ...
Official: Miralem Pjanic Signs + Other Transfer News
By Inara | June 6th, 2008This morning, Lyon finally clinched the signature of Miralem Pjanic, who is the hottest talent in France not born in 1987. Lyon have been negotiating ...
Aït Ben Idir has been approached...
By Magnusson | May 29th, 2008YAY, this is the best news I've had all week. Even better than Mandanda making the 23. Sidebar, I would have gladly offered my left ...
Hugo Lloris Is Being Confusing + Euro 2008 Squads
By Inara | May 28th, 2008Hugo Lloris has totally confused the media around on their ears. Four days ago, he was going to Milan. Then yesterday, he was going to ...
More Silly Transfer Rumors
By Inara | May 21st, 2008The latest transfer news involving players. I'll have a post up later on Perrin and possible managers tomorrow. Outgoing: It's always the same old story with ...
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 ...
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 ...
Miralem Pjanic is Coming to Lyon
By Inara | May 9th, 2008I've been waiting a while to report this because all I've been seeing so far are whispered rumors, but now all the newspapers are reporting ...
Two Three Pieces of Good News
By Inara | May 5th, 2008
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 ...
"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 ...
Episode 21: Paris is Burning
By Ian Rose | April 29th, 2008No, film buffs ... we will not be talking about the drag documentary, but Paris St. Germain is a main topic of discussion this week, ...









