Articles tagged with "karim-benzema"
Lyon 5 - 0 Strasbourg - A Walk In the Park
By Inara | December 2nd, 2007Until this afternoon, Strasbourg had the second best defensive record in the league. But 90 minutes later, they were left behind on the sidewalk as ...
Karim Benzema and Hatem Ben Arfa Can't Leave Until Lyon Win the Champions League
By Inara | November 20th, 2007Jean-Michel Aulas is a man with many plans. He has a plan to stamp brand OL all over the world. A plan to make Lyon ...
Smell That? It's the Hot Stove Heating Up.
By Martha | November 20th, 2007Have I lost everyone with that baseball reference? Probably. My point is that the transfer window is almost open, and the hardcore rumors have officially ...
Karim Benzema Making Eyes at Milan (Among Others)
By Martha | November 14th, 2007[All posts related to the death of Gabriele Sandri and its aftermath are collected here. The most recent is on top, and this one is ...
So CUTE!
By Inara | November 12th, 2007Don't you want to just hug these guys forever? Stolen from the Marseille Offside.
There were two Olympiques...
By Magnusson | November 11th, 2007What a game! Seriously one of the best games yet this year. I don't care that we won and that we could've scored more. Lyon ...
There can only be one Olympique...
By Magnusson | November 10th, 2007Great! Just what we needed! The heavyweight of the Ligue1 if ever there was one. L'Olympique Lyonnais will be receiving L'Olympique de Marseille in what ...
The Clash of the Olympiques (Lyon vs. Marseille)
By Inara | November 10th, 2007After a heart pounding week of Champions League action for both Lyon and Marseille, they will now face each other in a clash of the ...
Milan Baros Told To Get Married As International Duty Beckons
By Inara | November 9th, 2007~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ According to Karel Bruckner, the coach of the Czech Republic NT, all the trouble Milan Baros has been getting into recently (which include getting into ...
Samir Nasri back on French National Team...
By Magnusson | November 8th, 2007Raymond Domenech gave his list of players that will play against Morocco and Ukraine a little later this month. The good news for Marseille is ...
Hello, Delicious Adriano Rumors
By Martha | November 6th, 2007Guess what, kids! Adriano didn't turn up for training yesterday, which instantly send the rumor mill into a frenzy. He apparently called in to tell ...
Lyon Are Back in Business
By Inara | November 3rd, 2007Lyon snatched their fifth straight league win (now undefeated in 10 league matches) to retain a four point lead on second placed Nancy. Juninho scored ...
"The 10 most exciting young talents in world football"
By Inara | November 1st, 2007Posted by 101greatgoals.com, this is their list of the world's best young talents. Normally I don't post stuff like this, but Lyon have two players ...
Milan Baros Gets Political and some other stuff
By Inara | November 1st, 2007Milan Baros, who hasn't been seen in a Lyon kit for several weeks now, is apparently involved in a row with the Civic Democrats, the ...
The Lillois Save the Day!
By Inara | October 31st, 2007First of all, apologies to anyone who decided to watch the first 75 minutes of Lyon's Coupe de la Ligue match against Caen. If you're ...
Pauleta 2 - 3 Lyon. Boring? I don't think so.
By Inara | October 29th, 2007Today's game between French heavyweights PSG and Lyon was a slap in the face of L1's goal drought. Ninety minutes of goals, near misses, off ...
Take a Number...
By Inara | October 26th, 2007...and wait in line! The most recent club to join the Karim Benzema waiting list is Real Madrid. If sports rag Marca is to be ...
European Round-Up: Lyon Awakens, Marseille Rides Luck, UEFA Cupsters Kick Off
By Sam | October 25th, 2007Here's an interesting role-change: Usually French clubs are lacking a bit of everything in the Champions League, and solid in the UEFA Cup. This week's ...
*GASP* Lyon Won a European Game!
By Inara | October 23rd, 2007Many of us were expecting the worst. After all, conceding six goals in two matches is hardly indicative of a European side. But somehow Lyon ...
No More Screwing Around (aka Stuttgart - Lyon Preview)
By Inara | October 21st, 2007I don't know how to put it more simply than this: If Lyon have any hopes of qualifying for the knockout rounds, then they HAVE ...
Lyon - Monaco In Progress
By Inara | October 20th, 2007Sorry guys, but I've been so busy with other stuff that I didn't have time to write up a pre-match post on Lyon's home game ...
More Updates
By Inara | October 17th, 2007Now that international break is over, the players will be returning tomorrow to resume Ligue 1 doldrums. Here's what's been happening with Les Gones... ~~~~~~~~ Lyon players ...
Karimaldo
By Inara | October 15th, 2007Our next player profile will be on Karim Benzema, Lyon's 19 year old striker. Benzema has always been touted as a Young Prospect. He is ...
Assorted News Bits
By Inara | October 10th, 2007~~~~~~~~ I take back what I said about the away kits. The gold kit is fast becoming a favorite, whether paired with red or dark blue ...
Goal of the Week: Round 10
By Sam | October 8th, 2007We're back with le but de la semaine here on the France Offside, where you, the reader, get to pick which goal you think tops ...
Lyon End Up Scalping Bordeaux, Benzema Is Irresistible
By Inara | October 7th, 2007Karim Benzema scored his tenth league goal of the season in Lyon's 3-0 defeat of title contenders Bordeaux. And guess who provided the assist? Hatem ...
David Trezeguet Says Something Stupid (Again)
By Inara | October 5th, 2007You would have to be blind, deaf, and dumb not to realize that David Trezeguet is angry this morning. He's mad not just because he ...
The Daily-Or-So News Dispatch (07.09.30)
By Sam | September 30th, 2007+ This weekend we had the chance to catch up on late matches from Week 3, and the first one was Lyon-Lens at Gerland. Lyon ...
Quelle Surprise...
By Inara | September 29th, 2007Lyon once again prove to be Lens' undoing. I actually feel quite sorry for Lens because they are a good team, but for some reason, ...
Fred Offers a Half-Assed Explanation
By Inara | September 24th, 2007For a guy that hasn't played for Lyon in five months, Fred is in the news quite often. I've tried to keep all of you ...
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