Articles tagged with "lyon"
Posted on: Switzerland Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 5th, 2008
Name: Patrick Muller
Date of Birth: 17th December 1976
Place of Birth: Geneva, Switzerland
Height: 182 cm
Role: Central Defender
Current Club: Olympique Lyonnais, Number 4
Previous Clubs: 1984-1994 Meyrin, 1994-1995 ...
Posted on: UEFA Euro 2008 Championships by Chris | May 23rd, 2008
Whenever a major tournament arises, we're sure to hear about the bitter battle between national teams and domestic clubs - especially if Michael Owen is ...
Posted on: UEFA Euro 2008 Championships by Laurie | May 2nd, 2008
Name: Karim Benzema
Team: France
Group: C; Italy, Netherlands, Romania
Caps (Goals): 9 (3) - as of May 2, 2008
DOB: December 19, 1987 (20 years old)
Position: Striker ...
Posted on: Sweden Euro 2008 Blog by Lerkot | Mar 5th, 2008
Yesterday's Champions League games meant that Lyon got defeated by the football superpower Manchester United. It also meant that one of two Swede's left in ...
Posted on: Ghana World Cup Team Blog by Inara | Jan 13th, 2008
Just to take a short break from African Cup of Nations Coverage, I thought I'd go over some of the recent transfer rumors involving the ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by Daryl | Dec 4th, 2007
Selected stories from around World Cup Blog and The Offside...
So sick of playing the French (Italy Blog)
Who are similarly sick of seeing Buffon's face (France ...
Posted on: France Euro 2008 Blog by Laurie | Sep 27th, 2007
This is the video of Karim Benzema's third goal at the Metz-Lyon game I was at on Sept. 15. (Look! That's me in ...
Posted on: Brazil World Cup Team Blog by Euler Costa | Jul 20th, 2007
Brazil is back on the top of the Fifa Ranking. We've been there for so long that it felt awkward some times. And if ...
Posted on: France Euro 2008 Blog by Laurie | Mar 7th, 2007
I would have posted yesterday, but first I was too busy watching Lyon play Roma, and then I was too busy being depressed. What ...
Posted on: France Euro 2008 Blog by Laurie | Jan 26th, 2007
Come on, ladies, admit it. You've wanted to own a piece of these guys for a long time, haven't you??
Well, now's your ...
Posted on: France Euro 2008 Blog by Laurie | Jan 13th, 2007
Rio Antonio Mavuba's agent has confirmed talks with Manchester United and Juventus over the Bordeaux midfielder, but it apparently would take a large ...
Posted on: France Euro 2008 Blog by Laurie | Jan 13th, 2007
Really bad news on the Karim Benzema front. According to Football.fr, it looks like the reinjury caused by scar tissue from last November's muscle ...
Posted on: France Euro 2008 Blog by Laurie | Jan 11th, 2007
He just turned nineteen. He's scored three Champions League goals. Thierry Henry expects him to win the Ballon d'Or someday. And I ...
Posted on: France Euro 2008 Blog by Laurie | Nov 25th, 2006
So it's no big secret that Lyon's in the market for a striker because all of theirs keep breaking. (Fred? Out. Benzema? ...
Posted on: France Euro 2008 Blog by Laurie | Nov 13th, 2006
2008 UPDATE to this post: If you've clicked on this post looking for info in Karim Benzema as he heads into Euros, we recommend ...
Posted on: France Euro 2008 Blog by Laurie | Nov 9th, 2006
The France-Greece lineup is out. (I'll post the full list later today after I've had a few minutes to look it over.) The ...
Posted on: Sweden Euro 2008 Blog by Jon | May 30th, 2006
Swedish news paper Dagens Nyheter reckons Kim Källström is close to knocking Anders Svensson out of the first team.
In the past Källström, who looks like ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Mike | May 13th, 2006
Ruud could be on his way to French champions Lyon. This is a new one at least. I think the French league has ...
Posted on: Portugal Euro 2008 Blog by Luis Paulo | May 11th, 2006
A typically skilful Portuguese midfield player who is effective protecting the defence and supporting strikers, Tiago is also a splendid passer with an eye for ...
Posted on: Brazil World Cup Team Blog by Euler Costa | Apr 17th, 2006
It’s hard to believe that a team can win the national championship 5 times in a row. So, congratulations to Olympique Lyonnais! I’m happy for ...
Posted on: France Euro 2008 Blog by Chriso | Apr 9th, 2006
Former France and Liverpool coach Gerard Houllier is sure his Lyon team have secured their fifth straight French league title. Lyon are 14 points clear ...
Posted on: France Euro 2008 Blog by Chriso | Apr 4th, 2006
Just watched Lyon go out of the Champions League, unlucky to lose the second leg of their quarterfinal 3-1 to AC Milan. Milan didn't do ...
Posted on: France Euro 2008 Blog by Chriso | Apr 3rd, 2006
Reigning French champions Lyon are closing in on their fifth straight title. They're now 12 points clear of second place Bordeaux with six games to ...
Posted on: France Euro 2008 Blog by Chriso | Mar 28th, 2006
Quite a bit of French interest in the quarter-finals of the Champions League, the first legs of which are played today and tomorrow.
Lyon are at ...
Posted on: France Euro 2008 Blog by Chriso | Mar 25th, 2006
The price of success for Lyon could be a further loss of their best players. Defender Eric Abidal is the latest to be linked with ...
Posted on: Ecuador World Cup Team Blog by Trent | Feb 27th, 2006
Andre Ooijer will miss the March 1 friendly against Ecuador. The PSV Eindhoven and Dutch defender broke his toe in PSV’s Champions League clash ...
