Articles tagged with "player-news-and-rumors"
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 ...
MORE Injuries, Plus Marseille Want Hatem Ben Arfa (Hahaha)
By Inara | April 8th, 2008This has got to be the worst year for Lyon in terms of injuries. Important players keep dropping like flies, right when things are getting ...
The 20 Highest Paid Players in France - Lyon Once Again Dominate
By Inara | April 8th, 2008This year, 13 of the 20 highest paid footballers in Ligue 1 are from Lyon. Last year, there were only 11. Which is strange because ...
The Second Battle of the Olympiques: Marseille vs. Lyon
By Inara | April 5th, 2008This is it, guys. The clash of the titans, the SuperClassico, the game of the year. But whatever you call this match, it's France's two ...
Arsene Tries to Poach Another Baby, Plus Other Rumors
By Inara | April 3rd, 2008The latest transfer rumors involving Lyon...and for once, they don't involve either Karim Benzema or Hatem Ben Arfa! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ There is something tres tres disturbing about ...
Valenciennes vs. Lyon
By Inara | March 29th, 2008Ugh. I hate playing Valenciennes. They're one of my least favorite teams in Ligue 1, mostly because of their tactics. But they are one of ...
Tidbits: Benzema Injured, Transfers, and Internationals
By Inara | March 24th, 2008For your perusal, the latest news out of Lyon: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Karim Benzema injured his knee last night against PSG. A scan revealed that he had twisted it ...
Lyon vs. PSG, Or: Paul Le Guen Returns Home
By Inara | March 22nd, 2008Tomorrow, Lyon welcome PSG in what surely will be one of the most intense matches of the year. I don't know about you guys, but ...
Hatem Ben Arfa is Also Ready to Commit His Future to Lyon
By Inara | March 21st, 2008Now that Karim Benzema and Jeremy Toulalan have extended their contracts, Jean-Michel Aulas is turning his attention to another one of Lyon's young talents. Hatem Ben ...
Bodmer Receives First NT Call Up!!!!!!!!!
By Inara | March 20th, 2008The sense of justice in this world has prevailed. Mathieu Bodmer, one of the best young French midfielders out there, has finally received what he ...
CdF: Lyon vs. Sochaux
By Inara | March 17th, 2008Tomorrow, Lyon will be hosting Sochaux in the quarterfinals of the Coupe de France (French Cup). If you're scratching your head wondering just how many ...
What The Rent Boys Are Up To
By Inara | March 16th, 2008Currently, Lyon have FIVE players out on loan and one playing for them. So let's check on their progress, shall we? Milan Baros - 6 ...
Le Choc: Lyon vs. Bordeaux
By Inara | March 9th, 2008Is this the match that decides the title? Many people are saying it could be - if Bordeaux win, they would make a very convincing ...
Karim Benzema and Jeremy Toulalan Extend Their Contracts!!!!!!!!
By Inara | March 7th, 2008Life is good. How can it not be when two of Lyon's most important players - in fact the most important players - commit several ...
Manchester United vs. Lyon: French Invasion!
By Inara | March 2nd, 2008Besides the Liverpool, Arsenal, and Chelsea fans who have burdened the shoulders of Juninho & Co with the massive weight of their expectations (they all ...
Lille vs. Lyon (Champions League Warm Up)
By Inara | March 1st, 2008Tomorrow, Lyon will be playing my second favorite French team, otherwise known as Lille. As matches go, this is one of the tougher ones to ...
Top 50 Football Player Salaries in the World
By Inara | February 27th, 2008Today, a Portuguese financial website published the top 50 highest earning footballers in the world. I don't know whether to be reassured or disappointed that ...
Toulalan Wanted To Be a Pastry Chef. Seriously.
By Inara | February 25th, 2008Faithful reader Marielle sent me an article on Jeremy Toulalan that was published in the Libération this morning. It's one of the few articles that ...
Lyon vs. Metz
By Inara | February 23rd, 2008This was supposed to be posted last night, not a mere hour before the game. But that's what happens when you forget to edit the ...
Aftermath: Arrests, Lasers, and Very Expensive Players
By Inara | February 22nd, 2008Normally I do an extensive post match review of all Champions League games, but lab has been crazy. Forgive me? In lieu of a review ...
Lyon vs. Manchester United Preview
By Inara | February 19th, 2008I don't know about you guys, but I personally am not ready to face those Mancs. And neither, I think, are the players. I'm being ...
Mercato Review
By Inara | February 4th, 2008With the winter transfer window now shut (at least for another four months), it's time to see what Lyon have to say for themselves. It ...
Internationals
By Inara | February 4th, 2008International Call Ups (including those for players out on loan): France (vs. Congo - 2/5/08, vs. Spain - 02/6/08): Gregory Coupet, Sebastien Squillaci, Francois Clerc, Jean-Alain ...
CdF: Croix-de-Savoie vs. Lyon
By Inara | February 2nd, 2008This Sunday, Lyon face Olympique Croix-de-Savoie 74 for the French Cup, the more prestigious of the two domestic cup tournaments. This is the only trophy ...
SOS: Ligue 1 in Danger!!!!
By Inara | February 1st, 2008I woke up this morning to some very bad news. Chris emailed me to let me know of the momentous decision that took place yesterday, ...
Daycare Happenings and an American in France!
By Inara | January 30th, 2008It's not just the big guns that are active this transfer window. Lyon's collection of assorted youth players will be leaving on loan in search ...
Lyon Sign EDERSON and BOUMSONG (plus other transfer news)
By Inara | January 29th, 2008With only three days left in the transfer window, Lyon's mercato is wrapping up, and as far as I know, these two are the last ...
Time to Hate St. Etienne Again (St. Etienne vs. Lyon)
By Inara | January 26th, 2008It's one of my favorite times of the year as a football fan. Tomorrow, ...
Only Five Days Left
By Inara | January 25th, 2008Silly season went by very quickly, and though it doesn't seem like it, Lyon have been fairly busy during this transfer window. We sold Nadir ...
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