

Articles tagged with "karim-benzema"
Random Nuggets
By Inara | October 9th, 2008It's international week, so things are rather quiet on the Lyon front. Here's what's been going on: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Fabio Grosso is back in training and is expected ...
Lyon Get Their Asses Whupped
By Inara | October 5th, 2008These 3-0 losses are starting to turn into a yearly ritual. A humiliating one. The game was so bad that Lyon's official website posted a ...
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly About Bayern vs. Lyon
By Inara | September 30th, 2008Match pictures and highlights at the bottom of the post. THE GOOD: Definitely the man of the match...on both sides. Hugo Lloris. He's definitely shaken off the jitters ...
Bayern vs. Lyon Preview
By Inara | September 29th, 2008Since Lyon have only one point so far - from a home game at that - it's crucial that they walk away with at least ...
Happy 10th Birthday Google!
By Daryl | September 27th, 2008It's (arguably) Google's 10th birthday today. Obviously a lot of readers find The Offside via Google, and most of the search terms that land people ...
Do Lyon Have Goal Scoring Woes?
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Lyon vs. Le Havre AC
By John | September 19th, 2008Ahhh, hopefully we can have a slight respite from the recent Franco-Italian war that has errupted in our comments section of the post-Lyon-Fiorentina CL ...
10 Things I Learned from Lyon vs. Fiorentina
By Inara | September 17th, 2008In lieu of a proper match review, I present you with this. Match highlights and photos at the end of the post. 1. When picking Brazilians, ...
The Real Derby
By John | August 30th, 2008One derby down, one to go. Sunday Lyon will be traveling to Le Stade Geoffroy-Guichard to take on A.S. St. Etienne in the second ...
Benzo on the Upcoming Season
By John | August 9th, 2008Lyon's favorite son and patron saint of goal-scoring, Karim Benzema expressed his feelings about the upcoming season in a recent interview in L'Equipe. Karim speaks ...
Please Lord, not Baros!
By Richard | July 29th, 2008It seems increasingly likely that Piquionne will be joining OL, and instead of getting Kongo Kim in return, we will secure the services of one ...
Jimmy Briand update 3
By j | July 27th, 2008A quick update to mention, as the situation regarding Stade Rennais Jimmy Briand has taken a strategic turn that warrants notice. Lyonnais is moving with ...
Oh That Eto'o Rumor
By Inara | July 26th, 2008I wasn't planning a post on Lyon's supposed interest in Samuel Eto'o because I thought that these rumors would have blown away by now, but ...
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 ...
Karim Benzema on Cover of FIFA 09
By Inara | June 26th, 2008I 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. ...
Looking Ahead to Next Year
By Corey | June 20th, 2008This will be a discussion about where our players fit into our formation that was used last year and how tactically Schuster could use the ...
Euro 2008 Disaster
By Inara | June 20th, 2008I'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 ...
Pape Diouf: "They hate each other? It's hardly news..."
By Magnusson | June 20th, 2008I was watching last night's 100% Euro with Pape Diouf as a guest - Sidebar, for anyone wondering, Estelle still hasn't talked about the proposal. ...
Be Still My Heart 1.0 - Karim Benzema
By Steve | June 10th, 2008Hala Madrid! What up Madridistas and visitors? Y'all enjoying Euro 2008 so far? I'm gonna do a writeup of the first few ...
Photo of the Day: Seven is Sweet
By Ian Rose | May 17th, 2008Fred and Kim Källström celebrate Lyon's seventh straight Ligue 1 title with a 3-1 win at Auxerre, and are now one game away from the ...
The First Annual Readers Champions League XI - REVEALED!
By Rob | May 17th, 2008All week, we've literally recieved tens of votes, as we opened up the question to you, who has been this season's best players in the ...
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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
"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 ...
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 ...
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 ...









