Olympique Lyonnais achieved a crucial victory off the field on Wednesday (9). After appearing before the Appeals Committee of the National Management Control Directorate (DNCG), the French club

“I’m going to be the best version of myself I possibly can be, I’m going to be the most competitive version of myself I possibly can be,” Lyon said Tuesday, one week after joining Buffalo on a two-year deal. “And we’re gonna see where the chips fall after that.”

Seven-time French champions Lyon have kept their Ligue 1 place after winning their appeal against relegation, the French Football Federation (FFF) said on Wednesday.Last month, Lyon were relegated to the second-tier Ligue 2 by French football's financial watchdog,

Chelsea are monitoring Lyon winger Malick Fofana as competition grows for the 20-year-old Belgian, with Nottingham Forest and Bayern Munich also showing interest in a potential summer move. (Sky Sports)

Wednesday’s reports claim that Atalanta already have three players on their shortlist to replace the departing Mateo Retegui, including the Roma-linked Evan Ferguson and Georges Mikautadze from

Despite Buffalo owning the NHL's longest active postseason drought at 14 years and counting, Lyon said he was drawn to the Sabres by the team's potential upside.

Alex Lyon played with two former Sabres in James Reimer and Dustin Tokarski. Lyon of course did his homework before signing with Buffalo he credits those two goaltenders in helping him decide that this was a fit.