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Anthony Lopes

Goalkeeper Anthony Lopes is a product of Olympique Lyonnais’ much vaunted youth system and has become a cult hero with the fans, having been born and raised in the suburbs of the city before breaking into the first team squad in the 2012-13 season aged twenty-two. He went on the establish himself as the first […]

Lyon Weekend Preview

Olympique Lyonnais Weekend Fixtures Sat 28/09/2019 12:30 – OL v Nantes (Groupama Stadium) Sat 28/09/2019 19:30 – Guingamp v OL Feminin Lyon must look to end their disappointing sequence of draws and defeats when Nantes visit the Groupama Stadium on Saturday lunchtime. It’s now six matches (in all competitions) since Sylvinho’s team tasted victory. Only […]

Rugby Coach Sent Home

A Wales rugby coach, named Rob Howley, has been sent home from the world cup to assist in an investigation surrounding suspected betting infringements. Professional players and coaches are banned from betting on rugby matches and Howley has been provisionally suspended from all rugby activity pending the outcome of the investigation. If found guilty of […]

Dennis retains Time Trial Title

Australian cyclist Rohan Dennis retained his men’s individual time trial world championship title with an emphatic victory on the 54 km route from Northallerton to Harrogate in Yorkshire. He completed the course in 1:05:05 to finish more than a minute ahead of second placed Belgian prodigy Remco Evenepoel. Italy’s Filippo Ganna took the bronze medal […]

Lyon 7-0 Ryazan

Lyon Women won the second leg of their Champions League first round tie against Ryazan 7-0 to complete a 16-0 aggregate rout of the Russians. Le Sommer, Parris and Cascarino made it 3-0 at half time and Ada Hegerberg added a fourth from the penalty spot ten minutes into the second half. There were no […]

United see off Rochdale on penalties

League One side Rochdale travelled across Manchester for a League Cup Third Round derby against Manchester United at Old Trafford on Wednesday night and nearly caused an upset against Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s men. It was a reasonably experienced United line-up, with the returning Paul Pogba in midfield and a couple of youngsters in the shape […]

Lyon limp to draw at Brest

Lyon twice relinquished the lead as they dropped two more points on their travels in this disappointing start to their Ligue 1 campaign. Houssem Aouar and Memphis Depay were left on the bench by Sylvinho, as he opted to field Terrier, Traore and Cornet behind Moussa Dembele in an attacking formation with just Tousart and […]