Articles tagged with "lyon"
Let's Talk About Money
By Inara | June 22nd, 2007This post is about money. But before I get carried away, a warning: what follows is an in depth look into the economic side of ...
Friendly Matches Schedule
By Julien | June 21st, 2007Friendly Matches Schedule July 8: Lille-Lyon (Aix les Bains) July 14: Lille - Amiens (Linselles) July 20: Lille - Valenciennes July 21: Lille-Paris FC (Nat) July 24: Lille-Charleroi (BEL) July 28: ...
Tiago Deal Complete
By Inara | June 21st, 2007It's been officially confirmed. Tiago Cardoso Mendes, formerly of Braga, Benfica, Chelsea, and now Olympique Lyonnais, is now a Juventus player. Tiago has completed his medical ...
The Man Named Fred
By Inara | June 21st, 2007Since there are two months to kill before next season starts, I thought I would introduce you to another moody OL player. I've already done ...
Tiago the Mercenary
By Inara | June 20th, 2007I love Tiago. He always makes my heart flutter in a totally non maternal fashion. But blinded as I am by long distance stalkerish adoration, ...
Le grand mystère Tiago
By Inara | June 20th, 2007Christian Lanier, Le Progres - June 20th, 2007 Tiago Cardoso Mendes n'aura été que de passage à Lyon, puisqu'il semble acquis qu'il portera très prochainement les ...
Place Your Bets
By Inara | June 18th, 2007Do you want to gamble but are afraid of taking risks? Then betting on Ligue 1's 2007-2008 championship winner is just for you! From Betway.com: ...
Latest Transfer Humors
By Inara | June 18th, 2007The "June 30th" deadline is fast approaching, which is when Lyon are supposed to be finished with their mercato. So here's the latest in Lyon ...
Who is the Mystery Player?
By Inara | June 16th, 2007Jean-Michel Aulas is such a tease. During Mathieu Bodmer and Kader Keita's press conference, he let slip that there could be one more summer signing ...
The Most Expensive Signing in Lyon's History
By Inara | June 16th, 2007This might come as a surprise to some, but according to Lyon, Abdul Kader Keita is now Lyon's most expensive signing, at €18million. In a ...
Happy 20th Anniversary, Mr. Aulas
By Inara | June 15th, 2007June 15, 1987 - A young businessman and engineer takes over as head of Olympique Lyonnais, a sleepy provincial club which boasted only a single ...
Lyon's Pre-Season and 2007/2008 Schedule
By Inara | June 15th, 2007It's not entirely fixed yet, but so far, Lyon's schedule this summer looks pretty busy. If you're a Les Gones fan near any of these ...
Juventus Offer Player+Cash for Tiago
By Inara | June 14th, 2007Never doubt the negotiating powers of Jean-Michel Aulas. Only he could possibly sell Tiago for €20million. I briefly talked about this yesterday, but now that ...
Lyon Sign Bodmer and Keita
By Inara | June 14th, 2007Lyon's first two official signings have been formally announced by the club. They are Mathieu Bodmer and Abdul Kader Keita, both from Lille. The financial ...
Juventus Want To Eat Your Souls
By Inara | June 13th, 2007As soon as David Trezeguet let the entire world know that he's no longer interested in playing for the Old Lady (read: Hag), he was ...
LYONOPOLY
By Inara | June 12th, 2007Game time!!! Because I'm bored, here are the latest rumors compressed into a game of monopoly. Participants: Lyon, Barcelona, Liverpool, Juventus, Chelsea, Lille, Milan, Werder Bremen, and ...
The Champions League Semifinal That Never Was...
By Inara | June 12th, 2007Or at least not yet. I've previously posted that Lyon featured in the movie Goal! 2 as the team that Real Madrid defeat on their ...
Lyon in Peace Cup
By Inara | June 11th, 2007This July, Lyon will be taking part in Korea's biannual Peace Cup. This is a great opportunity for the players to injure themselves stay in ...
Lyon Outside The Offside
By Inara | June 9th, 2007A few of my readers have asked me where I get my information from and how I watch Lyon games despite living in the US, ...
Is Barcelona on Crack?
By Inara | June 8th, 2007Three years ago, Lyon purchased Eric Abidal from Lille for a fee of €8.5million. Three days ago, Barcelona submitted a €9million offer to Lyon for ...
Juve News: Gigi Signs, Camo Whines (See What I Did There?)
By Martha | June 8th, 2007As all of you who care already know, Gigi Buffon put an end to months of speculation yesterday when he signed an extension that will ...
Govou: Juninho's Ego To Blame
By Inara | June 8th, 2007Gerard Houllier's departure hasn't stemmed the bitterness amongst the players. The latest to air the club's dirty laundry is Sidney Govou. In an interview for Lyon ...
In addition to Simao, Lyon also want Klose
By Inara | June 7th, 2007The footy tabloids make up crazier stories by the day. Not only do Lyon want to recruit Simao to take Malouda's place, but apparently, they ...
Simao to replace Malouda? LOL.
By Inara | June 7th, 2007MALOUDA EAGER FOR SWITCH TO LIVERPOOL "...The £8million-rated Lyon midfielder looks bound for Anfield in the next week after the French club agreed a similar fee ...
The Latest Transfer Nonsense, Part XXIV
By Inara | June 6th, 2007And now for your pleasure, the latest (mis)information published by the French media. DEPARTURES * Just when we thought that Florent Malouda would not be walking ...
Are you made for Lyon?
By Inara | June 5th, 2007Is this the club for you? ~~~~~~~~~~~ There's an only word you know: victory, victory, victory ! You're on the winner's side. You want the team which ...
A Bedtime Story
By Inara | June 3rd, 2007I came across this old blog entry the other day, and though it's from April, it's still quite relevant. The author, Tuttofoot, wrote a humorous ...
Daily Dose 06.02.07
By Daryl | June 2nd, 2007Read these before seeing Europe by skateboard... Who's that with Alan Curbishley? (CaughtOffside) How Premiership players will spend that billion (Guardian Blog) Ground hopping in England (Championship Offside) Lamenting ...
Build Your Own Team
By Inara | June 1st, 2007I'm a never ending list of complaints, aren't I? I was just thinking about how all I do is force feed you guys my opinions. ...
Abidoula Want to Leave. For Real This Time.
By Inara | May 31st, 2007Lyon's left side is hemorrhaging. One of Europe's most envied partnerships, affectionately known as Abidoula, is about to be broken up and sold to different ...
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