Tag: France

Lyon games sans fans as crowd spell trouble

Article posted by Coliseum, November 26^th, 2021

The French professional football club Olympique Lyonnais (France) will have to play home games without fans in attendance until at least December 8th as a result of the crowd trouble that saw their Ligue 1 fixture with their peer team Olympique de Marseille postponed. The ‘as’ stated that the... » Read more

Paris 2024-Accor deal to jazz up Games

Article posted by Coliseum, November 10^th, 2021

Paris 2024 (France) President Tony Estanguet and Chairman and CEO of the hospitality company Accor Group, Sébastien Bazin, announced a partnership between Paris 2024 and Accor at the Destination France Summit, which took place on November 4th in Paris and was attended by the French President,... » Read more

OL cock-a-hoop over OL Vallée development

Article posted by Coliseum, September 28^th, 2021

The French professional football club Olympique Lyonnais is on cloud nine over the Metropolis of Lyon (France) giving its nod for the Arena Hall project to continue on the OL Vallée site. The ‘Olympique Lyonnais’ stated that the Métropole de Lyon voted in favor of making the PLU compatible,... » Read more

Paris 2024 chief’s out-of-the-box ideas

Article posted by Coliseum, September 16^th, 2021

On the night of September 5th, during the Paralympic handover ceremony in Tokyo (Japan), Tony Estanguet could be seen bounding on to a stage in Paris (France) in a black polo shirt and stonewash jeans. Bustling with energy and wearing a big smile, like a radio DJ or Club 18-30 rep, he geed up a... » Read more

With Messi catch, PSG looking to expand home

Article posted by Coliseum, August 23^rd, 2021

With the Argentine football star Lionel Messi finally joining the Ligue 1 French football club Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) (France) fold recently and the PSG on cloud nine following the prize catch, the PSG President, Nasser Al-Khelaifi, has expressed his desire to expand the capacity of the club’s... » Read more

‘The Red and Blues’ to greet capacity crowd

Article posted by Coliseum, August 13^th, 2021

The prefecture has given the nod for the Ligue 1 team Paris Saint-Germain’s home – Parc des Princes (France) – to open to full capacity. The ‘Paris Saint-Germain’ has stated that following the Prefecture’s green light, the Ligue 1 team is getting ready to welcome supporters back... » Read more

Boxers to match wits in home of French Open!

Article posted by Coliseum, July 28^th, 2021

The home of the French Open tennis championship – Roland-Garros Stadium (France) – will host boxing matches in September this year, 75 years after French boxing great Marcel Cerdan fought and won there. The ‘French Tennis Federation’ stated that the Roland-Garros Stadium will host... » Read more