Of the five players to have represented both Manchester United and Lyon, Wilfried Zaha is the one to have left by far the least impression on both clubs. He’ll go down as little more than a footnote in their history, or at most the answer to an obscure quiz question. Not that he wasn’t a […]
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Anthony Martial – Player Profile
Les Ulis is a working class new town that was built not far from Paris in the late 1970’s. It has produced such luminaries as Thierry Henry and Patrice Evra, but was starting to look and feel a bit run down by the mid-1990’s. That’s when a couple of Guadeloupean origin welcomed a young boy […]
Jordan Veretout – Player Profile
French international midfielder Jordan Veretout joined Olympique Lyonnais from Marseille in September 2024. The transfer fee was reported as €4 million plus add-ons. He signed a contract tying him to the club until June 2026 and was handed the number 7 shirt. Veretout, who was thirty-one years old at the time, has six French caps […]
Warmed Omari – Player Profile
Warmed Omari is a centre-back who joined Olympique Lyonnais on a season-long loan from Rennes in August 2024. He was brought in on the final day of the transfer window to provide defensive cover in the wake of the departures of Mamadou Sarr, Sinaly Diomandé, Adryelson and Dejan Lovren, which left the squad depleted in […]
Thiago Almada – Player Profile
Argentina international Thiago Almada is the latest player to arrive at Olympique Lyonnais via their association with Brazilian club Botafogo under the shared ownership of John Textor’s Eagle Football Holdings. The twenty-three year old attacking midfielder or winger moved to Lyon during the January 2025 transfer window. He initially joined on loan as Lyon were […]
Rémy Descamps – Player Profile
Rémy Descamps is a French goalkeeper who joined Lyon in August 2024 to act as a backup for Lucas Perri. It’s a role to which the twenty-eight year old has become accustomed in recent years, having spent the majority of the previous three seasons sitting on the bench for Nantes. Perri has been ever present […]
Tanner Tessmann – Player Profile
Tanner Tessmann is a tall and imposing defensive midfielder who made a name for himself with Venezia in Italy before Olympique Lyonnais signed him for €6 million in August 2024. He is a USA international, with six caps to his name, at the time of writing, having made his debut in 2021. Tessmann, or Francis […]
Abner Vinícius – Player Profile
Abner Vinícius is a Brazilian left-back who joined Olympique Lyonnais from Real Betis in July 2024. He signed on a five year contract and cost the French club €8 million, with Betis entitled to twenty per cent of the fee if Lyon ever sell him on. To give him his full name, Abner Vinícius da […]
Morrisons the Best Deep Filled Mince Pies
Price: £2.75 for a box of 6 (14/12/2024) These are the premium mince pies from British supermarket chain Morrisons. They are part of Morrisons’ ‘the Best’ range of premium foods and therefore should be a cut above their standard Rich & Fruity Mince Pies. They are described on the front of the box as ‘melt-in-the-mouth […]
Morrisons Rich & Fruity Mince Pies
Price: £1.45 for a box of 6 (14/12/2024) This is the standard mince pie offering from British supermarket chain Morrisons. Visually they appear very similar to the Aldi Holly Lane mince pies, with an embossed snowflake motif on the lid, although the design here is marginally less intricate. These mince pies are described on the […]