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Lyon's Nicolas Tagliafico during the French League One soccer match between Lyon and Saint-Etienne at the Groupama stadium in Decines, outside Lyon, France, Sunday, Nov. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)

French club Lyon risks relegation to second tier if finances are not rectified

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Georgia's Georges Mikautadze controls the ball during a round of sixteen match between Spain and Georgia at the Euro 2024 soccer tournament in Cologne, Germany, Sunday, June 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

French club Lyon signs Georgia forward Georges Mikautadze on a four-year deal

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Sparta's Tomas Wiesner, left, and Betis' Abner Vinicius vie for the ball during the Europa League Group C soccer match between Betis and Sparta Prague at the Benito Villamarin Stadium stadium in Seville, Spain, Thursday Oct. 5, 2023. Brazilian defender Abner Vinicius has signed a five-year deal with Lyon, the seven-time French league champion said on Friday, July 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Breton, File)

French club Lyon signs Brazilian left-back Abner Vinicius on a 5-year deal

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Lyon's Alexandre Lacazette is carried injured out of the pitch by medical staff during a French League One soccer match between Lyon and Brest at the Groupama stadium, outside Lyon, France, Sunday, April 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)

Lacazette ready to play for Lyon against PSG after face injury

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PSG's Ousmane Dembele, left, challenges for the ball with Rennes' Nemanja Matic during the French League One soccer match between Rennes and Paris Saint Germain, at the Roazhon Park Stadium, in Rennes, France, Sunday, Oct. 8, 2023. Struggling French club Lyon signed veteran defensive midfielder Nemanja Matić from Rennes on Saturday, Jan. 27, 2024 to boost its bid to avoid relegation. Lyon paid 2.6 million euros ($2.8 million) for the 35-year-old Serbian, who signed a contract until June, 2026. (AP Photo/Jeremias Gonzalez, File)

Struggling Lyon signs veteran midfielder Matic from Rennes to boost survival bid

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Rennes' Martin Terrier celebrates with teammates after scoring his side's third goal during the French League One soccer match between Lyon and Rennes at the Groupama stadium, outside Lyon, France, Friday, Jan. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)

Two-goal Terrier runs Lyon ragged as Rennes wins French league thriller

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Fans light flares on the stands during the French League One soccer match between Olympique de Marseille and Rennes at the Velodrome stadium in Marseille, France, Sunday, Dec. 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)

Lyon returns to Marseille amid heightened security following violent attack on team bus

By Samuel Petrequin - Associated Press

Struggling French club Lyon fires coach Fabio Grosso after less than 3 months in charge

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Lyon's Alexandre Lacazette, center, reacts after missing a goal during the French League One soccer match between Lyon and Metz in Decines, near Lyon, central France, Sunday, Nov. 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)

Last-place Lyon remains winless in French league after 1-1 draw with Metz

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The screen with information that the French League One soccer match between Olympique de Marseille and Lyon is cancelled, at the Velodrome Stadium, in Marseille, France, Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)

French government says 9 people detained after violent attack on Lyon soccer team buses

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The bus of the Lyon soccer team is seen stoned before arriving at the Velodrome Stadium prior to the French League One soccer match between Olympique de Marseille and Lyon in Marseille, France, Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)

French league game at Marseille postponed after Lyon coach Fabio Grosso injured in team bus attack

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Taylor Swift performs during "The Eras Tour," Friday, May 5, 2023, at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tenn. Ticketmaster abruptly postponed ticket sales for six of Swift's upcoming shows in France on Tuesday, July 11, 2023. An explanation wasn’t immediately clear, but in posts on Ticketmaster’s French Twitter several hours after the pause began, the ticket seller cited a problem with a third-party provider. (AP Photo/George Walker IV, File)

Ticketmaster halts Taylor Swift ticket sales in France in another headache for fans

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United States' Alex Morgan plays during the first half of an international friendly soccer match against Ireland Tuesday, April 11, 2023, in St. Louis. Morgan is one of the veterans selected Wednesday, June 21, 2023, for the United States team that will defend its title at the Women's World Cup next month.(AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)

From Alex Morgan to Ada Hegerberg, these are the stars to watch at the Women’s World Cup

By James Robson - Associated Press

Washington Spirit fans react to a saved shot on goal by goalkeeper Aubrey Kingsbury (yellow jersey) during an NWSL soccer match against the San Diego Wave at Audi Field on Saturday, May 6, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nathan Howard)

Spirit owner Kang enters partnership with Lyon for multi-team women’s soccer organization

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Grace Meng, the wife of former Interpol president Meng Hongwei, poses for a photo after an interview with the Associated Press in Lyon, central France, Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021. In the exclusive interview, Meng chose to show her face for the first time since her husband disappeared in China in 2018, agreeing to be filmed and photographed without the dark lighting and from-the-back camera angles that she had previously insisted on. She did so to be able to speak openly and in unprecedented detail about her husband's imprisonment, herself and the cataclysm that tore them apart. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)

Former Interpol President Meng Hongwei’s wife slams ‘monster’ China

By John Leicester - Associated Press

Lyon's Memphis Depay, down, challenges for the ball with Lille's Reinildo Isnard Mandava, up, during their French League One soccer match in Decines, near Lyon, central France, Sunday, April 25, 2021. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)

Lyon rests Depay and routs Lorient 4-1 to move into 3rd spot

By JEROME PUGMIRE - Associated Press

FILE - In this Wednesday, May 22, 2013 file photo Lyon's captain Sonia Bompastor listens during a press conference at Stamford Bridge Stadium in London. Europe's most successful women's soccer team has hired a woman as its coach for the first time with Lyon's appointment of Sonia Bompastor to replace Jean-Luc Vasseur. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)

Lyon women’s team hires Bompastor as first female coach

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Pernille Harder of Chelsea, right, kicks a penalty during the UEFA Women's Champions League quarter-final soccer match Vfl Wolfsburg vs Chelsea in the Ferenc Szusza Stadium in Budapest, Hungary, Wednesday, March 31, 2021. (Szilard Koszticsak/MTI via AP)

Women’s Champions League title up for grabs with Lyon gone

By KEN MAGUIRE - Associated Press

PSG's Mauro Icardi, right, celebrates with PSG's Moise Kean after scoring his side's fifth goal during the French Cup quarter final soccer match between Paris Saint-Germain and Angers SCO at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris, France, Wednesday, April 21, 2021. (AP Photo/Lewis Joly)

Icardi scores 3 as PSG reaches French Cup semis, Monaco wins

By JEROME PUGMIRE - Associated Press

Lyon needs penalties to beat 3rd-tier Red Star in French Cup

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