Lyon and the danger of multi-club ownership

Published: Nov. 23, 2023, 5:27 p.m.

b"After seven consecutive Ligue 1 titles in the early 2000s, we\\u2019d forgive you for thinking Lyon are still firmly a part of European football\\u2019s aristocracy\\xa0\\nBut after 11 games this season - they\\u2019re bottom of the table, their world-famous pool of academy talent seems to have dried up, and after losing one of the most influential football executives of this century could a genuine 'legacy club' soon be a second-division side?\\nAyo Akinwolere is joined one final time this week by The Athletic\\u2019s Matt Slater & Adam Crafton, plus our German football writer Raphael Honigstein joins in to connect the dots with our fifth club, Hertha Berlin.\\n\\nProduced by Adonis Pratsides\\nAdditional Production: Mike Stavrou\\nExecutive Producer: Adey Moorhead\\n\\n**\\n\\u2022\\xa0Get Coors Light delivered straight to your door with Drizly or Instacart by going to\\xa0coorslight.com/athleticfootball\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices"