Articles tagged with "lyon"
The season is over but international duty isn’t
By Inara | May 30th, 2007Ligue 1 ended last Saturday, but 25 Lyon players (including three on loan and five from OL Feminines) still have games to play, this time ...
Alain Perrin is the New Lyon Manager
By Inara | May 30th, 2007In a (un)surprising move, Lyon have named former Sochaux manager Alain Perrin following Gerard Houllier's resignation. Despite Didier Deschamps's recent availability, Jean-Michel Aulas preferred Perrin ...
Clubs Want Malouda but Fans Don't
By Inara | May 29th, 2007Liverpool have joined the clubs interested in Florent Malouda's services. However, their offer of 9 million pounds (about 13 million euros) is ridiculously low. He ...
On suit Alain Perrin
By Inara | May 25th, 2007A Jean-Michel Aulas interview regarding potential managers, But! Lyon, Friday May 25, 2007. On suit Alain Perrin Do you know who will be the next coach of ...
%#!$^$*$ Gerard Houllier Leaves Lyon!!!!
By Inara | May 25th, 2007OMG. OMG OMG OMG OMG!!!! /end nonsensical exclamations. We all knew this was coming, with other managers already abandoning ship across Europe. But now that it's ...
Wiltord Threatens to Expose Teammates in Sex Scandal!
By Inara | May 21st, 2007The Sylvain Wiltord drama took a tabloid-worthy turn today. It turns out that Wiltord's exclusion and following suspension from team activities was the result of ...
Just Shut Up, Please
By Inara | May 16th, 2007As the transfer window approaches, Lyon is quite possibly the only club, with the exception of Chelsea, where the speculation surrounding the manager is greater ...
The New President of G-14 (aka Aulas vs. Platini)
By Inara | May 15th, 2007Word on the street is that Lyon president Jean-Michel Aulas will be elected president of the G-14 tomorrow. Consisting of the 18 most powerful ...
Future Prospect: Hatem Ben Arfa
By Inara | May 14th, 2007Instead of talking about the latest transfer gossip or how I feel about Houllier/Govou, I thought I'd take the time to introduce to you one ...
Wiltord-Lyon, Le Divorce
By Inara | May 13th, 2007I've been waiting awhile to talk about this because I still don't know what exactly is going on between Sylvain Wiltord and Lyon. Everything was ...
"Cris Has a Double Personality"
By Inara | May 12th, 2007Or so says his wife, Tatiane. This interview is from several months ago, but since the French press rarely publish information on the private lives ...
Why No One Wants to Come to Lyon
By Inara | May 11th, 2007Most football fans live in a constant state of delusion when it comes to their team. It's why many clubs still have fans despite constant ...
It's a Day of Foreign Transfer Rumors: First Ibra, Now Gila
By Martha | May 11th, 2007If all the rumors are to be believed, this summer with see a mass exodous of big-name strikers from of Italy: Luca Toni's going to ...
Houllier on His Way to Newcastle?
By Inara | May 10th, 2007Gerard Houllier has been subject to a lot of rumors recently, more so than even Franck Ribery. Despite winning Lyon another title, his failures in ...
Utter Destruction and Lions Jumping Through a Ring of Fire
By Inara | May 9th, 2007Just all in a day's work for the perennial French champions. Lens were hoping to take advantage of Lyon's recent malaise to get three very ...
An "Exceptional" Surprise
By Inara | May 8th, 2007Lyon's "Formula One" car has lately morphed into a Formula 3000, and the supporters are not happy. Not only have Lyon not been winning, but ...
Barcelona Play Mind Games with Lyon, More Rumors
By Inara | May 7th, 2007Because everything that the press says must be true, here is today's daily dose of transfer news for you to cry over. Apparently, taking Eric ...
The Attackers Curse
By Inara | May 7th, 2007I was never one to believe in curses, but after watching the injuries pile up by the day, I'm convinced that someone has a voodoo ...
Jeremy Toulalan Wants to Give Us Pleasure
By Inara | May 4th, 2007When I first read the title of this google translation, I thought that Lyon midfielder Jeremy Toulalan was considering a career as a hustler (that ...
Pape Diouf Would Like to Return Lyon to Italy
By Inara | May 4th, 2007Unless you're a history buff, you probably aren't aware that Lyon and its surrounding region (the Rhone-Alpes) once belonged to Italy. It was controlled by ...
Milan Baros Suspended for the Rest of the Season
By Inara | May 3rd, 2007The LFP's Disciplinary Committee met today to examine whether Milan Baros was racist when he pinched his nose in a "you smell" gesture" towards Rennes ...
Rumors, Rumors, Everywhere!
By Inara | May 3rd, 2007This time of the year is confusing for everyone because each "source" spins a different tale regarding player transfers. Since no one at Lyon is ...
Lyon eyeing £6M Saha
By Inara | May 2nd, 2007WTF???? According to the Daily Express, Lyon have offered six million pounds for Manchester United striker reject Louis Saha. That's a bit too much for someone ...
Lyon likes Juventus Manager Didier Deschamps
By Inara | April 30th, 2007Not only do the French press think that Lyon's entire senior team will leave this summer, but they are also absolutely convinced that manager Gerard ...
Memo to The World
By Inara | April 30th, 2007Memo to Rich, Thieving Clubs To: Barcelona, Chelsea, Juventus, Real Madrid, AC Milan, Valencia, Inter Milan, Manchester United, Tottenham, Sevilla, Arsenal, Roma, and PSG From: Jean-Michel Aulas, ...
Michael Essien arrested for drunk driving
By Inara | April 29th, 2007Late, I know, but I just found out that former Lyon midfielder Michael Essien was arrested on charges of drunk driving. Last Monday, the Chelsea player ...
Lyon FINALLY win in Style
By Inara | April 28th, 2007After a dismal run of five games, Lyon got their act together in order to properly celebrate their sixth title. Celebrating after the match. This time, ...
Eduardo Ratinho to Lyon?
By Inara | April 28th, 2007This was going to be a post dedicated to the Lyon WAGs, but I'll do that later. Tasty rumors are circulating around the Stade de ...
Tiago to Juventus? Coupet to Tottenham? Yeah right.
By Inara | April 25th, 2007The most annoying thing about being a Lyon fan is that every spring, just about all of Lyon's players are linked with moves away. And ...
Lyon want some Portuguese lovin'
By Inara | April 24th, 2007Now that Lyon's Brazilian takeover is in full effect, the club is now batting its eyes in the direction of Portugal. And who is Lyon ...
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