Khalis Merah is a graduate from the esteemed Olympique Lyonnais academy. Following in the footsteps of numerous stars to have emerged from their ranks over the years, he hopes to be the latest ‘Gone‘ to make a name for himself. The midfielder made his first team debut in the opening game of the 2025-26 season […]
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Tyler Morton – Player Profile
Tyler Morton is a defensive central midfielder who was born and raised on Merseyside. He grew up supporting local giants Liverpool and joined their academy in 2009 at just seven years old. Liverpool scouts spotted him playing for the Greenleas junior team in his home town of Wallasey and he jumped at the chance to […]
Athletic Club edge thriller v Sevilla
Athletic Club got their La Liga season off to a fine start with a thrilling 3-2 win against Sevilla at the San Mamés Barria. Los Leones put their miserable pre-season form firmly behind them in front of 49,134 raucous home fans despite a strong fight-back from the visitors in the second half. Nico Williams, who […]
Manchester United 0-1 Arsenal – opening day disappointment
Manchester United fell to a 1-0 defeat against Arsenal at Old Trafford on the opening weekend of the 2025-26 Premier League season. Arsenal’s Italian defender Riccardo Calafiori headed in the only goal from point-blank range after United ‘keeper Altay Bayindir weakly flapped at a Declan Rice corner under his own crossbar in the 13th minute. […]
Lens 0-1 Lyon – OL off to a winning start
Olympique Lyonnais got their 2025-26 Ligue 1 campaign off to a winning start with a 1-0 victory away at Lens. Georgia international striker Georges Mikautadze scored the only goal of the game in stoppage time at the end of the first half to take the three points back to Lyon. After a turbulent summer when […]
World Cup Qualifiers: England face Andorra and Serbia in September
The qualification matches for FIFA World Cup 2026 in the USA, Canada and Mexico are due to resume in early September. England will face Group K minnows Andorra at Villa Park in Birmingham on Saturday the 6th of September followed by a tricky looking trip to Belgrade. There they will face Dragan Stojković’s Serbia at […]
Arsenal defeat concludes poor pre-season for Athletic
A 3-0 defeat to Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium rounded off a disappointing series of pre-season friendlies for Athletic Club. They were well beaten by an Arsenal side who took the lead through new signing Viktor Gyökeres in the 35th minute. The Swede rose highest in the box to score with a powerful header from […]
Lyon complete pre-season with another win
Olympique Lyonnais rounded off their preparations for the 2025-26 season with a 2-1 win over Spanish La Liga side Getafe in a friendly match at the Stade Pierre-Rajon in Bourgoin-Jallieu. The venue was the scene of one of the lowest points of Lyon’s previous campaign, when they crashed out of the Coupe de France in […]
Ander Herrera – Player Profile
Full Name: Ander Herrera AgüeraDate of Birth: 11/08/1989Place of Birth: BilbaoNationality: ESPPosition: Central MidfielderClubs: Real Zaragoza, Athletic Club, Manchester United, Paris Saint-Germain, Athletic Club, Boca Juniors Ander Herrera is a Basque central midfielder who spent the bulk of his career playing for Athletic Club in Spain and Manchester United in England. He began his career with Real Zaragoza and […]
Alejandro Gomes Rodríguez – Player Profile
Alejandro Gomes Rodríguez is a Venezuelan born striker who plays for Olympique Lyonnais in France. He currently represents England in youth international football, having lived in Southampton from the age of ten until he moved to Lyon aged sixteen. He is also eligible to represent both Venezuela and Portugal and has been involved with both […]