Find out more about... Olympique Lyonnais

Full name: Olympique Lyonnais

From: Lyon, France

Club colours: White shirts with red and blue sash, White shorts, White socks.

Home ground: Stade de Gerland (41,044)

Nickname: Les Gones (The Kids)

Last season: 2nd in Ligue Un

Manager: Claude Puel

Emirates Cup Squad:
Goalkeepers
Hugo Lloris, Remy Vercoutre, Mathieu Gorgelin

Defenders
Cris, Jean-Alain Boumsong, Dejan Lovren, Anthony Reveillere, Aly Cissokho, Lamine Gassama, Nicolas Seguin, Samuel Umtiti, Loic Abenzoar

Midfielders
Kim Kallstrom, Miralem Pjanic, Ederson, Michel Bastos, Jean Makoun, Maxime Gonalons, Jeremy Toulalan, Maxime Blanc

Forwards
Jimmy Briand, Lisandro Lopez, Bafetimbi Gomis, Jeremy Pied, Ishak Belfodil, Harry Novillo

Website: www.olweb.fr

Olympique Lyonnais were formed in 1950
Doctor Albert Trillat, a renowned surgeon, put the name 'Olympique Lyonnais' forward
he also proposed the new club adopt the colours of the city of Lyon - red and blue
they won promotion from the French second division in their first season
their nickname 'Les Gones' manes 'The Kids'
they first won Ligue 1 in 2001/02 and have now claimed a total of seven French titles
they achieved their best-ever European performance last season, reaching the Semi-Finals of the Champions League
Olympique Lyonnais's home ground Stade de Gerland has played host to football and rugby World Cup games
Michael Jackson and The Rolling Stones have staged concerts at Stade de Gerland
as a player their manager Claude Puel spent 17 years at Monaco, playing almost 500 games

[Friday, July 30, 2010]

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