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Dusang injury adds to Lyon misery...defeat since September 2006 and lost full-back Sandrine Dusang to an injury that is likely to rule her out for the quarter-finals in March. Lyon, who defeated Fortuna Hjorring 5-0 on Thursday to book their place in the last eight, came down... In this article: Champions League, Lyon, All rights reserved, Montpellier Herault SC, Olympique Lyonnais, and Paris Saint-Germain FC |
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UEFA Women's Cup | November 12, 2009
Lyon complete quarter-final lineup
...corner was headed in by Corine Franco. Pace vital Semi-finalists in both their UEFA Women's Cup entries over the last two seasons, Lyon are joined in the next stage by teams including compatriots Montpellier Herault SC, reigning European...
In this article: FCR 2001 Duisburg, Lotta Schelin, Arsenal LFC, Montpellier Herault SC, and UEFA Champions League
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Guardian | November 09, 2009
Lyon manager frustrated after 5-5 draw
Lyon manager frustrated after 5-5 draw with Marseille • Lyon come back from 4-2 to take last-minute lead • Jeremy Toulalan's own goal made it 5-5 guardian.co.uk, Monday 9 November 2009 12.53 GMT Lyon's Lisandro Lopez celebrates a...
In this article: Marseille, Claude Puel, Lisandro Lopez, Jeremy Toulalan, Michel Bastos, and Champions League
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FIFA.com News | November 08, 2009
Lyon held in goalrush as Bordeaux slip up
...match," said Deschamps. "I think a lot of fans appreciated it. But as a coach, not me! I doubt whether (Lyon coach) Claude Puel appreciated it either." The last ten-goal thriller in the French league came more than 50 years ago when...
In this article: Bordeaux, Lille, Didier Deschamps, Marseille, Claude Puel, Laurent Blanc, Michel Bastos, Girondins, and Benoit Cheyrou
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Sunday Mirror | November 08, 2009
Lyon share 10 with Marseille
But Lisandro Lopez scored twice, the second from the penalty spot, in four minutes and Michel Bastos netted in the 90th minute to put Lyon 5-4 in front before Jeremy Toulalan's own goal handed Marseille an even later leveller. Lyon...
In this article: Marseille, Andre-Pierre Gignac, Toulouse, Rennes, Lille, Michel Bastos, Benoit Cheyrou, Moussa Sissoko, and Miralem Pjanic
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ESPN | November 08, 2009
Ligue 1: Lyon draw with Marseille in ten goal thriller
...a 5-5 draw at Olympique Lyon in a spectacular Ligue 1 game on Sunday. Lisandro Lopez thinks he has won it for Lyon At second-placed Lyon's Gerland stadium, the hosts got the better start but were 4-2 down in the second half before a...
In this article: Champions League, Girondins Bordeaux, Rennes, Lille, Marseille, Jeremy Toulalan, Toulouse, and 20 Minutes
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Sydney Morning Herald - Business | November 04, 2009
Sevilla, Lyon through to Champions League knockout stages
...giants Liverpool are on the brink of going out of the Champions League after drawing 1-1 with Lyon on Wednesday. The draw put Lyon through to the knockout stages and they were joined by Sevilla, who were held 1-1 by VfB Stuttgart but...
In this article: Champions League, Sevilla, Josep Guardiola, Rubin Kazan, Liverpool, Barcelona, Barcelona, Liverpool, and Dynamo Kiev
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ESPN | November 04, 2009
Lyon 1-1 Liverpool
...luck and bitter body blows, as well as beach-ball goals. And when Lisandro struck an equaliser in the final seconds for Lyon - sending them into the last 16 - Liverpool knew their own hopes were left hanging by a thread.
In this article: Liverpool, Fernando Torres, Liverpool, Michel Bastos, Hugo Lloris, Ryan Babel, Jose Reina, and Dirk Kuyt
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Telegraph.co.uk - Football | November 04, 2009
Lyon 1 Liverpool 1
...Nov 4 2009. By Henry Winter at the Stade de Gerland Published: 9:47PM GMT 04 Nov 2009 Lyon hearted: a 90th-minute equaliser by Lyon's Lisando Lopez denied Liverpool an all-important victory in the Champions League after Ryan Babel...
In this article: Liverpool, Lisandro Lopez, Hugo Lloris, Ryan Babel, Liverpool, Dirk Kuyt, and Michel Bastos
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BBC News | November 04, 2009
Last-gasp Lyon deny Liverpool win
...Wednesday, 4 November 2009 Voronin reacts after missing a glorious chance for Liverpool Liverpool conceded a 90th-minute goal at Lyon to leave their Champions League hopes hanging in the balance. Substitute Ryan Babel had put the Reds...
In this article: Liverpool, Fernando Torres, Liverpool, Ryan Babel, The Reds, and Daniel Agger
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Sydney Morning Herald - World | November 04, 2009
Lyon's Cris downplays Liverpool injury problems
...available. "Johnson is training and working with the physios but he is a doubt at this moment. He will travel to Lyon and we will see." Lyon's injury picture is far less troublesome, although defender Anthony Reveilleire is a doubt after...
In this article: Champions League, Rafael Benitez, Liverpool, David Ngog, Liverpool, Fabio Aurelio, Daniel Agger, and Glen Johnson
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Lyon (Arpitan: Liyon), also spelled Lyons, is a city in east-central France in the region Rhône-Alpes. Its name is pronounced in French and Arpitan, and IPA: /liːˈɒn|/ or IPA: /ˈlaɪ.ən|/ in English. Lyon is a major center of business, situated between Paris and Marseille, and has a reputation as the French capital of gastronomy and having a significant role in the history of cinema with Auguste and Louis Lumière. Lyon located at 470 km from Paris, 320 km from Marseille, 160 km from Geneva, 280 km from Torino, 450 km from Milano and 600 km from Barcelona. The local professional football team, Olympique Lyonnais, has increased the profile of Lyon internationally through participation in European football championships. The residents of the city are called Lyonnais.
Together with its suburbs and satellite towns, Lyon forms the second-largest metropolitan area in France after that of Paris, with the population of its urban area estimated to be 1,783,400 and that of its metropolitan area 4,415,000 (2007). Its urban region (Urban Community of Lyon), represents half of the Rhône-Alpes région population with three million inhabitants. Lyon is also a major industrial center specializing in chemical, pharmaceutical, and biotech industries. The city also contains a significant software industry with a particular focus on video games.
Lyon was historically known as the silk capital of the world. The city is known as the culinary capital of France. It also hosts numerous international headquarters like Interpol, Euronews, International Agency for Research on Cancer or Cité Scolaire Internationale de Lyon.
- Type:
- Cultural
- Region:
- Europe and North America
- Department:
- Rhône (69)
- Arrondissment:
- Lyon
- Canton:
- chief town of 14 cantons
- Mayor:
- Gérard Collomb
- Total Area (km):
- 47.95
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