Lyonnais
Americannoun
noun
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"It is with a great sense of responsibility and immense honour that I am joining today in this process of taking over Olympique Lyonnais," Kang said in a statement on the club's website.
From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026
Businesswoman Michele Kang, for example, has poured tens of millions into women’s soccer as majority owner of the NWSL’s Washington Spirit, French club Olympique Lyonnais and the London City Lionesses of England’s second-tier women’s championship.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 2025
"Olympique Lyonnais would like to thank Fabio Grosso and his assistants for their dedication and professionalism since taking over the professional team," Lyon said.
From BBC ● Nov. 30, 2023
In addition to the Olympique Lyonnais teammates, midfielder Sandie Toletti, midfielder Kenza Dali and defender Sakina Karchaoui were on the bench for France.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 2, 2023
Mende, a small village hidden at the bottom of deep valleys, half way between the plains of the south and those of the Lyonnais, was the centre of counter-revolutionary spirit.
From History of the Girondists, Volume I Personal Memoirs of the Patriots of the French Revolution by H. T. Ryde
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