Football. OL: Now, John Textor is really out

Nearly 3,000 people shouted "Textor out!" outside Groupama Stadium on Saturday . Less than two days later, Lyon fans got their wish. In a statement released at 8:35 a.m. Monday morning, Eagle Football Group announced that " John Textor has resigned from his leadership roles at Olympique Lyonnais, including his position on the board of directors."

The duo of Michele Kang (president) and Michaël Gerlinger (general manager) will now steer the Lyonnais ship through the intense turbulence it is experiencing, with the relegation to Ligue 2 announced by the DNCG. Eagle's press release only confirmed what had been decided since the end of last week. But above all, it confirms the departure of John Textor from Lyon. The Floridian is giving up his place at the helm of OL, having replaced Jean-Michel...

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