Lyon 3 - 1 River Plate

!!!!!!!!!!! That was the best Lyon game I've seen in a long time. And to think it was only a friendly! River Plate only needed a ...

There's a New Sheriff in Town...

Say hello to Lyon's new captain. In honor of this occasion, I thought I would take this opportunity to do a profile on Cristiano Marques ...

Squillaci Will Be Okay!!!

The football gods must have heard my prayers because I woke up to the wonderful news that Sebastian Squillaci's probable ligament damage in his right ...

Hey Lyon, Wake the %#$@ Up

Lyon lost to Reading today. Reading. You know, that team that placed eighth in the EPL, that just got promoted from the Championship? The team ...

Player Contracts

For those of you wondering about the contractual situation at Lyon... Players 1 - COUPET - 2010 (1972) 2 - CLERC - 2010 (1983) 3 - CRIS - 2011 ...

Lyon's Korean Adventure

It's Peace Cup time!!! (\__/) (=' '=) ('') ('') The official Peace Cup Bunnies say hi! (visit their photo album for more Peace Cup Bunny goodness). Today, after a ...

Fill in the Blank...

Lyon need to buy ____________. Assuming that Alou Diarra and Sylvain Wiltord leave this summer and that Remy Riou will be on loan next year, ...

The Kiss of Kim

Most of the time, Kim Kallstrom is overlooked in Lyon's midfield. But it's been a few weeks since I last profiled a player (Fred), so ...

Fabio Grosso's Official Presentation

Fabio Grosso... ...ran away from Italy... ...and was adopted by Lyon. Excerpts from his google translated interview: Fabio Grosso, why did you accept the offer of the ...

Weekend Tidbits

* Lyon's new kits will be revealed this upcoming Monday. The home kit isn't going to change, just the away and Europe kits. Here's a ...

Fabio Grosso Joins Lyon

Lyon get their own underwear model! The club hasn't officially acknowledged it yet, but we all know how slow they are with these things. If ...

Sylvain Wiltord Arrested!!!

I had planned to write about the awkward situation Lyon is in regarding their left back search (both Inter's Fabio Grosso and PSG's Sylvain Armand ...

Lyon Find a "New" Left Side

We all knew that Lyon were interested in PSG's left back, Sylvain Armand. But last night, France Football broke the news that Lyon were also ...

Abidal Says Goodbye

In a surprise move, Lyon officially announced Eric Abidal's departure from the club the second he passed his medical at Camp Nou. I wouldn't be ...

Fred Breaks His Foot

The idiot, currently away to dispute the Copa Amerca with Brazil, broke his metatarsal at practice today. Why, Fred, why? Why are you morphing into a jealous, ...

The Latest Non-News

Just something to read with your morning coffee... * Lyon have finally acknowledged Tiago's transfer to Juventus, a full week after he was officially presented in ...

Oh Alou

Alou Diarra is not willing to let bygones be bygones. Despite the resignation of arch nemesis Gerard Houllier, Diarra refuses to consider staying at Lyon, ...

Tiago the Mercenary

I love Tiago. He always makes my heart flutter in a totally non maternal fashion. But blinded as I am by long distance stalkerish adoration, ...

Chelsea Offer Lassana Diarra + Cash for Malouda

Who is the Mystery Player?

Jean-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 ...

Happy 20th Anniversary, Mr. Aulas

June 15, 1987 - A young businessman and engineer takes over as head of Olympique Lyonnais, a sleepy provincial club which boasted only a single ...

Juventus Offer Player+Cash for Tiago

Never 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

Lyon'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

As 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

Game 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 ...

Crapello Likes Abidal

Milan's WAG

Since the current crop of Lyon transfer rumors made me too depressed to post anything intelligent, I thought I'd just post a picture for my ...

Is Barcelona on Crack?

Three 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 ...

Govou: Juninho's Ego To Blame

Gerard 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 ...

The Latest Transfer Nonsense, Part XXIV

And 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 ...