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Last December, American John Textor bought a controlling stake in Olympique Lyonnias, which put question marks in the future of both the National Women’s Soccer League side, OL Reign, and potentially the D1 Arkema Lyon women’s side. The Equalizer did some preliminary reporting last month on the rumored re-organization and potential sale of the women’s side for Lyon.
There has been no official statement announced on the rumored sale of the Olympique Lyonnais women’s side to current Washington Spirit owner Michele Kang, but viewers of Saturday’s Coupe de France Féminine — which Lyon won, 2-1 over PSG — were surprised to not only see Kang present, but also get a medal postgame. The victors also made it a point to drag Kang over to be a part of the trophy lifting celebrations.
The initial trophy lift was done by captain Wendie Renard and an emotional Jean-Michel Aulas, the former Lyon president of 36 years drove the women’s side to 15 league titles, and a record eight UEFA Champions League…
