Lyon first French club to float
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Olympic Lyon becomes the first French football club to float its shares on the stock market.
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Jacob Peterson scored his first professional goal and Bouna Coundoul earned his first shutout to lead the Colorado Rapids over the Los Angeles Galaxy 1-0 on Saturday night.
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Montbeliard, France (Sports Network) - Nantes earned a point at home against Sochaux Sunday in a French Ligue 1 match when Emerse Fae scored late.
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Striker Bonaventure Kalou netted twice to send AJ Auxerre through to the first knockout round of the UEFA Cup at the expense of Glasgow Rangers last night.
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Lyon's preparations to face Manchester United this week have included pulling out all the stops to secure a table for Alex Ferguson at the city's most celebrated restaurant.
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Sylvain Wiltord scored one goal and made another as he returned to lead Olympique Lyon to a 2-1 victory over AJ Auxerre in a Ligue 1 game on Saturday.
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Thierry Henry scored his first international goal for four months to help struggling France snatch a badly needed 2-0 victory over Cyprus.
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LYON, Nov 27 (SW) - Lyon stretched their lead at the top of Ligue 1 to six points over idle Lille with a 2-1 victory over Auxerre at the Stade Gerland on Saturday.
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French league leaders Monaco held on for a 0-0 draw against Lyon in their top-of-the-table clash at the Gerland stadium although they were down to 10 men for the final half hour.
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Lyon, France (Sports Network) - Ligue 1 leaders Lyon will put its unbeaten domestic record on the line Friday when it hosts Marseille.
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* Porto got the better of three French teams on their way to last season&#39;s Champions League title, beating Olympique Marseille twice in the group phase before eliminating Olympique Lyon in the quarter-finals and AS Monaco in the final.
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French football champions Lyon struck controversy as they launched their shares on the stock market in a bid to raise money to compete with Europe's wealthy elite clubs.
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Mohammed Kallon&#39;s fine start to his Monaco career continued on Tuesday when the Sierra Leonean scored his first ever Champions League goal.
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Lyon, France (Sports Network) - Olympique Lyon is used to being atop the French Ligue 1 table. The three-time defending champions haven&#39;t had the luxury of holding the top position this season, but after 10 matches they are finally on familiar ground.
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Two storied franchises - the Montreal Canadiens and Liverpool soccer club - are coming under the same roof.Comment
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Sport: World No 1 developed his skills as a teeanger  against backdrop of racism at his first club.
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Olympique Lyon coach Paul Le Guen said he was happy with his side&#39;s performance despite relinquishing a two-goal lead to draw 2-2 with Manchester United in their Champions League Group D opener on Wednesday.