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Lyon Requests Neutral Venue For Postponed Marseille Tie | Football News
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Lyon Requests Neutral Venue For Postponed Marseille Tie | Football News

[ad_1] Three investigations have already been opened by the prosecutor's office in Marseille.© AFPLyon requested on Tuesday that their postponed Ligue 1 fixture away to Marseille be played at a neutral ground following the attack on the team bus by opposing fans. "At the moment, the safety conditions necessary to play in Marseille have not been met," said Lyon's general manager Vincent Ponsot on the club's TV channel. "We have to play at a neutral ground... What we want is for the safety of our players to be guaranteed."  Speaking on the same channel, Lyon deputy managing director Xavier Pierrot said that the club, as well as its staff, would be formally lodging complaints in the coming days.The match was originally set for last Sunday, but was called off after the home Marseille fans at...
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Marseille-Lyon Off After Bus Attack As ‘Angry’ Kylian Mbappe Lifts PSG | Football News
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Marseille-Lyon Off After Bus Attack As ‘Angry’ Kylian Mbappe Lifts PSG | Football News

[ad_1] Sunday's Ligue 1 match between Marseille and Lyon was postponed after the visitors' bus was stoned on its way to the ground, while Kylian Mbappe drew the ire of Brest after scoring twice in Paris Saint-Germain's 3-2 victory. Lyon coach Fabio Grosso's face was left bloodied and his assistant was also injured as the team bus was pelted with stones en route to the Velodrome, shattering several windows. A club source said Grosso had also been experiencing dizzy spells.A crisis unit was set up to decide the fate of the match, with Lyon making clear their reluctance for the game to go ahead given the circumstances."Based on Lyon's wishes... the decision was taken not to start the match," said referee Francois Letexier, adding that reports "have been forwarded to the relevant authorities...
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Chelsea Sign France Under-21 Defender Malo Gusto | Football News
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Chelsea Sign France Under-21 Defender Malo Gusto | Football News

[ad_1] Malo Gusto will finish the current season back in Ligue 1 with Lyon on loan from Chelsea.© TwitterChelsea continued their winter spending spree by announcing on Sunday they have completed the signing of France under-21 right-back Malo Gusto from Lyon. The 19-year-old has signed a contract at Stamford Bridge to the summer of 2030 but will finish the current season back in Ligue 1 with Lyon on loan. Chelsea will pay a reported £26.3 million ($32.6 million) for Gusto, who came through the ranks at Lyon and made his senior debut in January 2021.Gusto is the seventh signing of a busy January window for Chelsea, who have already brought in Mykhaylo Mudryk, David Datro Fofana, Benoit Badiashile, Noni Madueke and Andrey Santos on permanent deals and signed Joao Felix on loan from Atletico...
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Croatian World Cup Star Dejan Lovren Rejects Accusations Of Fascism | Football News
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Croatian World Cup Star Dejan Lovren Rejects Accusations Of Fascism | Football News

[ad_1] Dejan Lovren, a centre back who has rejoined Lyon in France, on Friday denied he sang fascist songs after Croatian victories in the World Cup or made homophobic tweets. "I was attacked," the 33-year-old former Liverpool player told AFP in an interview in Lyon, where he also played from 2010-13. "They distort in a negative way at once without referring to the right song. This has nothing to do with fascism."  "For me, it is a patriotic song about my country, which means that I love my country."A video appeared after Croatia eliminated Brazil on penalties in the quarter-finals in Qatar, showing the players singing in the changing room with Lovren and Marcelo Brozovic of Inter Milan at the centre.Lovren raised his right arm as they began singing along to a recording.Some viewers clai...
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