The Daily-Or-So News Dispatch (2007.11.22)

By: Sam | November 22nd, 2007

Things are a bit slow club-wise during the international break (HAHAHAH ENGLAND SUCKS), so bear with me if the newsy bits are not all that captivating during the next little bit. I’m trying out a bit of a new format for these daily (Daily? Feel free to laugh at me.) news posts.

Auxerre: AJA were saddened by the passing away of Marcel Vilain, a club volunteer of 45 years who left us at the age of 82. It’s been said that he hadn’t missed a home game in that entire span. RIP.

Bordeaux: Get this: Arturo Alvarez of FC Dallas is training with les Girondins. He’ll be working with the reserve squad until November 30, at which point a decision will be taken as to if he’ll stay on board. Don’t count on it.

Caen: Bad news from the medical quarters for les Malherbistes: Going into a tough stretch in which they’ll play Bordeaux, Paris and Lyon, they’ll be without Leca, Samson and Compan, all injured for at least three weeks.

Lille: Similar news for the Dogs. Maric, Franquart, Cabaye, Plestan and Tavarel are all definitely out for the match against Nancy this weekend. Kluivert, Touré and Makoun are also doubtful.

Lyon: Great news for OL Féminines, who took the giant down in London, beating Arsenal Ladies 3-2 to reach the semi-finals of the European Championship. They had drawn 0-0 in the first leg. (Come on you Spurs!)

Marseille: Lorik Cana isn’t ready for the Saturday match against Metz. His knee still needs healing after suffering an injury serving for Albania in the last two matches of the EURO 2008 qualifying. Maybe he shouldn’t have bothered. His boys lost 4-2 and 6-1.

Nice: Everyone loves seeing new kits, right? Well, OGC Nice are going to show us what they came up with on Sunday when they release their brand new alternate shirt. I can’t wait! I like Nice’s shirts this year.

Paris-SG: You don’t hear about this everyday. Michel Kollar, reporter for PSG, has released a club-appropriate dictionary, with over 1000 definitions pertaining to PSG and everything surrounding it. Everything from players to firms to stats.