Articles tagged with "player-news-and-rumors"
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 ...
Lyon vs. Nancy, Or: Pretending not to care about Bayern
By Inara | September 26th, 2008Claude Puel says that the only game he's thinking about is tomorrow's game against Nancy, but we all know he's lying because next Tuesday is ...
Do Lyon Have Goal Scoring Woes?
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Time to Get Serious: Lyon vs. Fiorentina
By Inara | September 16th, 2008Time really flies, huh? It feels like only yesterday when Lyon had once again shot themselves in the foot against Manchester United. And remember those ...
Bad News! Clerc Out With Knee Injury
By Inara | August 11th, 2008Francois Clerc's "slight knock" to the knee ended up being more serious than everyone first thought. He's torn the anterior cruciate ligament of his left ...
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 ...
Tignes: The Deal So Far + Pictures
By Inara | July 10th, 2008As most of you probably know, Lyon have started their pre-season training at Tignes, a ski resort in the Alps on the Italian border. Lyon ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
I Didn't See This One Coming...
By Inara | June 11th, 2008Word on the street is that Sevilla are very interested in Sebastien Squillaci - so interested that they have already made a €5m offer to ...
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 ...
Foto: Fabio Grosso's New Look
By Inara | May 26th, 2008Someone please tell Fabio to stop taking fashion advice from Sidney.
CdF FINAL: Lyon vs. PSG
By Inara | May 23rd, 2008Is this the day that Lyon end a 35 year dry spell in the Coupe de France? Is this the day that Lyon win their first ...
It's Official - Gregory Coupet is Leaving Lyon
By Inara | May 23rd, 2008This is probably the worst kept secret over the last few days. Gregory Coupet has often been linked with a move abroad in the last ...
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 ...
Some Good News For Patrick Muller
By Inara | May 13th, 2008Seems like his hard work has paid off. Patrick Muller has been included among the provisional 26 Swiss call ups for Euro 2008! With 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 ...
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 ...
CdF SEMIFINAL: Lyon vs. Sedan
By Inara | May 6th, 2008Guess the last time that Lyon played in the Coupe de France semifinal? If you guessed 1998 - exactly ten years ago - you're absolutely ...
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 ...
Fabio Grosso Bitchslaps a Player, Plus Other Lyon Nuggets
By Inara | April 26th, 2008Fabio Grosso's week isn't getting any better. Last weekend, he was verbally abused by Strasbourg coach Jean-Marc Furlan for being a "piece of macaroni shit." ...
Lyon vs. Caen
By Inara | April 25th, 2008It's been a few weeks since I busted out with a match preview. Sorry about that. Blame it on a combination of laziness, work, and ...
Transfers that make NO sense
By Inara | April 23rd, 2008There are days when I wake up in the morning, read the news, and say WTF. Today was such a morning. Can someone please explain ...
Are Lyon Bad Parents?
By Inara | April 18th, 2008It's a difficult question for any club wanting to be more successful. Do they trust in their academy graduates, or do they spend money on ...
Lyon Tell Patrick Muller To Pack His Bags
By Inara | April 11th, 2008First off, apologies for not getting to this sooner, but thanks to a particularly nasty strain of flu, I've been too tired to do much ...
Lyon Are NOT a Factory, So Get Away From Our "New Kaka"
By Inara | April 10th, 2008This year, the demand for OL players seems especially high. First, it was Karim Benzema. Then it was Hatem Ben Arfa. But now it's another ...
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