Five MUACOL players were called up to their respective national team squads for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, which somewhat confusingly took place in January 2024, in the Ivory Coast. There wasn’t a huge amount to celebrate for any of them as they all experienced somewhat disappointing campaigns. You can read a summary of […]
Category: Football
Bilbao and Lyon top big five leagues for home-grown players
The Football Observatory at the International Centre for Sports Studies (CIES) has published a world ranking of football clubs showing which have fielded the most home-grown players in domestic league matches so far this season. The results make for very interesting reading from the perspective of this website because Athletic Club and Olympique Lyonnais are […]
Retro: Tottenham Hotspur 4-3 Lyon
A look back at Olympique Lyonnais’ second visit to Britain, in December 1967. Match Date: Wednesday 13th December 1967, K.O. 19:45.Venue: White Hart Lane, London.Competition: European Cup Winners’ Cup (Second Round, Second Leg) Just over six years after their first visit to the home of football, Olympique Lyonnais returned to England, touching down in London […]
Retro: Sheffield Wednesday 5-2 Lyon
A look back at Olympique Lyonnais’ first ever visit to Britain, in October 1961. Match Date: Wednesday 4th October 1961, K.O. 19:15.Venue: Hillsborough, Sheffield.Competition: Inter-Cities Fairs Cup (First Round, Second Leg) Nineteen Sixty One had already been a momentous year. John F Kennedy had been inaugurated as the 35th President of the United States, Yuri […]
Marseille, Endoume & Montpellier on the menu for OL
The Olympique Lyonnais women’s team get their title defence under way this weekend with a match against Olympique de Marseille. New coach Jean-Luc Vasseur has named a squad of nineteen for the clash, which could see new signings Nikita Parris and Alex Greenwood make their competitive debuts. The England forward and left-back both joined the […]
Steve Bruce’s Homecoming
Newcastle United recently appointed Steve Bruce as their new manager to succeed Rafa Benitez after the Spaniard left the club in the close-season. Bruce, now aged 58, is a Geordie born and bred and Newcastle was his boyhood club, so in many ways it’s a dream come true for him to finally manage them, having […]
Olympique Lyonnais 6-0 Angers
Lyon turned in a vintage performance at the Groupama Stadium to crush hapless Angers 6-0 and consolidate their good start to the season under new manager Sylvinho. The home fans got their first look at the new signings and witnessed some exciting attacking football capped by some stunning goals. Back to back clean sheets suggest […]