Articles tagged with "team-news-and-rumors"
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 ...
Hungover Lyon celebrates sixth title with another scoreless draw
By Inara | April 22nd, 2007Because nil-nil is so in right now. In their last five matches, Lyon have only scored ONE goal, and that was in their win against ...
Lyon wins sixth title, no one really cares
By Inara | April 21st, 2007Lyon won it again, this time without even trying. They only needed one more point to clinch the title, but Toulouse's loss today means that ...
Auxerre vs. Lyon
By Inara | April 21st, 2007Auxerre vs. Olympique Lyonnais April 22, 2007 Stade Abbe-Deschamps 12:00 PM Eastern Time (18:00 in France) Originally, Lyon only needed one point to seal their sixth title, but ...
The 20 Highest Paid Players in France
By Inara | April 19th, 2007Technically, this is Sam's territory, but I couldn't help bringing this up since eleven of the top twenty are at Lyon. Some of them definitely ...
Milan Baros is obnoxious, Lyon plays like crap
By Inara | April 19th, 2007So not only didn't Lyon formally win the title yesterday (thanks to a 0-0 home draw with Rennes), Lyon's Milan Baros has also been accused ...
Gerard Houllier For Hire!
By Inara | April 16th, 2007Yes, even you can hire Gerard Houllier to appear at your events! Thanks to the odd British obsession with lookalikes, it appears that Liverpool reject ...
Lyon manages one goal in France's drought
By Inara | April 16th, 2007As I predicted, yesterday's score sheet was a drab 1-0. But it's a win, so I'm happy. Unfortunately, Toulouse won their match on Saturday, so Lyon ...
Tiago fait le point
By Inara | April 16th, 2007Tiago's interview from Le Progrès, posted on the forums at Olweb.fr. Tiago Cardoso Mendes s'exprime rarement en public. Ce n'est pas pour autant qu'il n'a ...
Lyon vs. Sedan, a Sixth Title?
By Inara | April 13th, 2007Under most circumstances, Sunday's match against Sedan - a side unlikely to escape relegation despite their best efforts - would inspire little fear among the ...
Just when you thought the injury crisis was over....
By Inara | April 12th, 2007In a year that has been plagued by injuries, last week, there was a brief light at the end of the tunnel when for the ...
Lyon: The Retirement Community for Washed Up French Stars
By Inara | April 11th, 2007Okay, maybe not entirely washed up. But they aren't exactly lighting the world on fire either. For those of you who keep updated with transfer gossip, ...
Houllier to Leave Lyon?
By Inara | April 10th, 2007This is a rumor, mind you. Idle gossip. Tribal Football-esque information. But I'm going to write about it anyway because I love gossip. Houllier might ...
Houllier Banishes Yet Another Player
By Inara | April 8th, 2007'Tis the season for drama at Olympique Lyonnais. Gerard Houllier has his hands full this year. Not only has he been busy getting Lyon kicked ...
Lyon forgot to take their goalscorers to Valenciennes
By Inara | April 7th, 2007Oops. And once again, Super Fred, Wannabe Magnificent Milan, Last Second Hero Nino, and Boy Wonder Karim have been replaced by pod people in yet another ...
Karim Benzema is NOT a Baby
By Inara | April 6th, 2007Karim Benzema would like the world to know that he's 19, not 17, and therefore not a kid. So could everyone please stop treating him ...
Benzema Interview (in French)
By Inara | April 6th, 2007Quotidien sportif L’Equipe du 6/04/07 « Je n’ai plus 17 ans » Karim Benzema, qui n’a pas joué en finale de Coupe de la Ligue, veut rappeler ...
Lyon Invades Valenciennes
By Inara | April 6th, 2007Valenciennes vs. Olympique Lyonnais April 7, 2007 Stade Nungesser 11:10 AM Eastern US Time (17:10 in France) Lyon need a win here for two reasons: to bounce back from ...
Mass Exodus out of Lyon?
By Inara | April 5th, 2007So on the heels of another "failed" season, transfer speculation is in full bloom. And as usual, nearly all of Lyon's squad has been linked ...
Lyon Re-Cap
By Inara | April 4th, 2007Hi everyone, I'm Inara. I'll be doing my best to keep you all updated with team news, player rumors, back room drama, and all other ...
Inara
By Inara | April 4th, 2007Inara is one of three Olympique Lyonnais fans in the United States, but though she is outnumbered by all the American Premiership snobs, she hopes ...
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