Other European - Other Countries
With Barcelona making headlines for mainly the wrong reasons on an ill-planned, ill-timed and generally unhappy trip east into Asia for a pre-season tour, you’d be forgiven for missing some remarkable (well, not by the ...
Other European - Other Countries
Well, it’s taken eight years but AEK Athens’ trophy drought is over: they’re about to win the Sydney International Festival of Football. That is, assuming the tournament actually has some sort of trophy lift...
Other European - Other Countries
It’s been a while but I won’t bother to begin to justify my lengthy absence with my usual excuses. AEK Athens are in Australia and in a couple of hours take on Blackburn Rovers in the second of three friendly matc...
The Senegalese Savior Arrives, Just in the Knick of Time. Sorry for the late post guys, I was pretty busy, and also waiting to see if we signed Laurent Bonnart...
Comments 02 Sep 2010
Read moreA couple of new additions and a few departures from the team. I am still weeping for Cavenaghi’s loan to Mallorca, but excited about the addition of Maazou and Ben...
Comments 29 Aug 2010
Read moreWill Bordeaux prove they can win without Gourcuff beating defending champions, Marseille? We’ll chat about that and more… Ligue 1, Matchday 4: Bordeaux vs Marseille
Comments 29 Aug 2010
Read moreAfter a hectic week that will have seen crowd-pleasing Yoann Gourcuff finally join Lyon, welcomed by 12.000 supporters, a fresh wind of hope seemed to blow on the club. From...
Comments 28 Aug 2010
Read moreAfter a hectic week that saw crowd-pleasing Yoann Gourcuff finally join Lyon, welcomed by 12.000 supporters, a fresh wind of hope seemed to blow on the club. From Aulas (presenting...
Comments 28 Aug 2010
Read moreLigue 1 – Week 4 Saturday, August 28, 2010 Stade du Moustoir, Lorient 19:00CET, 18:00GMT Saturday, Lyon head up to Britanny in the north-west France to take on Les Merlus on what has been...
Comments 27 Aug 2010
Read moreJust a tidbit to add to our mercato dealings this week, and if you didn’t already now, our young U19 starlet Yannis Tafer is headed south in search of more...
Comments 26 Aug 2010
Read moreWithout further ado, our group is B… Lyon Benfica Schalke Hapoel Tel-Aviv FC This time around, Lyon were among the top seeds, due in part to their UEFA coefficient but mostly due to Sevilla bottling...
Comments 26 Aug 2010
Read moreThis afternoon, Lyon’s newest acquisition took center stage at a press conference at Gerland. Gourcuff reportedly put pen-to-paper on a five year deal, and his purchase price was said to...
Comments 25 Aug 2010
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