Articles tagged with "team-news-and-rumors"
Juninho scores TWO free kick goals in one match
By Inara | September 13th, 2008I guess he's not as old as some people thought. Seriously, I don't understand why people even bother debating on who the best free kick ...
Lyon vs. Nice
By Inara | September 13th, 2008Sorry that this match preview is so late, but I've been on vacation for the last two weeks, and John, who has kindly been covering ...
Down, but Not Out... Well, Not for Long at Least.
By John | September 8th, 2008As everyone's probably already heard, Fabio Grosso went down in the 18th min of Italy's 2-1 win over Cyprus. Fabio left the game ...
The Real Derby
By John | August 30th, 2008One derby down, one to go. Sunday Lyon will be traveling to Le Stade Geoffroy-Guichard to take on A.S. St. Etienne in the second ...
The Draw
By John | August 28th, 2008The UEFA Champion's League Trophy. The UEFA Champion's League group stage draw took place today at 12:00 EST. Lyon are in Group H, and drew: ...
What is this HIDEOUS creature?
By Inara | August 27th, 2008If you're like me, you might have been wondering why there was a strange beast wandering around the pitch at the end of the Grenoble ...
Short Transfer Post
By John | August 26th, 2008Well, after 30 appearences and 7 goals for Lyon, It looks like we finally found a buyer for the "Blank Czech," Milan Baros. Phyeeeeew!!!! It ...
Mini Derby: Lyon vs. Grenoble
By Inara | August 22nd, 2008This season is unusual in that for the first time in 45 years, Lyon will have derbies with two different teams. Even more unusual is ...
Yes, Lyon Also Spend Money on Their Women
By Inara | August 21st, 2008So far in this transfer window, Lyon have spent nearly €60m on incoming players. They are surely in the top five when it comes to ...
Build Your Own Team: Part III
By Inara | August 20th, 2008A new coach, several new players, new tactical systems...so I figured it was time for another team building exercise. I can't resist this picture. It's Lyon ...
Transfer Gossip
By John | August 19th, 2008Lens Reserve and France U18 LB Thimothee Kolodziejczak Well, as the transfer window nears, Lyon look to bolster their defense as well as move out some ...
Lyon vs. Lorient Preview
By John | August 16th, 2008Benzema celebrates after scoring Lyon's only goal in last year's 2-1 loss to Lorient. This week, Lyon travel to Brittany to face FC Lorient at Le ...
International Time Again
By Inara | August 13th, 2008Several players have been called up for international action next week. For many countries, this is the last opportunity to get things sorted before World ...
Finally, Lyon vs. Toulouse
By Inara | August 10th, 2008Forgive this abbreviated match preview, but I'm in the middle of trying to find a new apartment, so things are a bit chaotic in my ...
Benzo on the Upcoming Season
By John | August 9th, 2008Lyon's favorite son and patron saint of goal-scoring, Karim Benzema expressed his feelings about the upcoming season in a recent interview in L'Equipe. Karim speaks ...
Sneak Peak Benzema Screenshots from FIFA 09
By Inara | August 4th, 2008I already posted about how Karim Benzema's face will be gracing the cover of the eagerly anticipated FIFA 09 video game (he and Wayne Rooney ...
It's Back to Business: Bordeaux vs. Lyon
By Inara | August 1st, 2008I can't believe I'm saying this, but I've actually missed writing up match previews. It's been over two months since Lyon's last competitive match, which ...
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 ...
Lyon's Official 2008/2009 Team Photo
By Inara | July 29th, 2008Have no fear. That background will eventually be photoshopped and replaced with something else. (Click to enlarge). Thanks, Jo!
Reason #2986 that Jeremy Toulalan is so awesome
By Inara | July 28th, 2008Excuse this blatant excuse to pimp Jeremy Toulalan some more, but I can't help myself. Thanks to the amazing detective powers of Jennifer, we now ...
Lyon Continue Their Pillage of Lille
By Inara | July 28th, 2008Just when Lille fans thought that Lyon was done plundering their club of their most valuable assets, it turns out that Lille's club doctor, Emmanuel ...
Friendly: FK Partizan vs. Lyon Liveblog
By Inara | July 23rd, 2008I know it's just a friendly, but it'll be interesting to see the internationals back in action, except this time, some of our new signings ...
The "Rock of Gibralter" In Lyon.
By John | July 22nd, 2008My second favorite signing of the season- and I'm sure Cris' favorite- was realized on Monday. John Mensah is officially Lyon's new left-center back. ...
Transfer Rumors and Tidbits
By John | July 21st, 2008Although we've all been waiting for the eventual signing of The Rock, John Mensah -which should happen today, Monday- there are other smaller happenings in ...
Sekret Stadium Tour
By Inara | July 14th, 2008It's a slow news day, so while we're stuck twiddling our thumbs for Sebastien Squillaci's transfer to Sevilla to be finalized, here is a short, ...
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 ...
Mini-Transfer Update
By John | July 9th, 2008Nothing major to report on the transfer front. Most of the info from Inara's last transfer post is still up to date. Here's the latest: ...
Alain Speaks his Mind
By John | July 2nd, 2008In a recent interview in L'Equipe, Alain Perrin spoke about his relationship with Jean Michel Aulas and certain members of the Lyon coaching staff during ...
New Kits Unveiled
By John | June 30th, 2008Today, Lyon's new '08-'09 kits were unveiled. After seeing the color swatches on Inara's previous post, I was hoping that it was all just ...
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 ...
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