#Olympique Lyonnais Feminin

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Sonia Bompastor reveals secret relationship with Camille Abily

We were absolutely delighted by the news !

But it's also a bit bittersweet, knowing they felt the need to keep this part of their lives private for thirteen years - especially considering their success as both players and now managers.

"Revealing my life and my relationship with Camille after, as I describe it in the book, these thirteen years of lies, is still something that we are not entirely comfortable with. We are quite discreet and like to have a normal life, says Bompastor."

"Camille is not my girlfriend at work. Camille is my assistant coach. We know and complement each other so well that we become very effective in our work."

Last, but not least, we wish this woso power couple all the best.

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the slap 😭ᅠᅠvia vanessagilles4

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elliecarpenterr | Mood swings 😛

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The 2024 Women's Ballon d'Or ranking ✨

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Ellie Carpenter for Lyon Appreciation

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Jackie Groenen & Daniëlle van de Donk Appreciation

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Arsenal plays Lyon this morning

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🎄WOSO FICMAS: Dec. 22 - Ellie Carpenter 🎄

Ellie Carpenter x Reader (Lyon & Matildas) | WC: 562

Dec. 22 prompt - baking cookies

-> woso ficmas masterlist can be found here!

You weren’t sure whose idea it was for the team to have a “family” dinner where everyone brought something, but as you and Ellie were struggling to make Christmas cookies, you regretted signing up for the baked goods.

“Why is this so hard?!” your girlfriend moaned, frustrated with your failed attempts at making cookies.

You had tried three separate times before now and each time the cookies seemed to come out worse than the time before. You shared Ellie’s frustrations, not understanding why the cookies didn’t turn out right each time.

“Let's just try one more time before calling it quits,” you sighed, hoping this time would finally work in your favor.

Ellie jumped down from where she was sitting on the counter and moved to get some of the ingredients as you listed them off. Step by step the two of followed the recipe you found online, double-checking everything you did, determined to finally succeed.

With the cookies now in the oven, the two of you sat on the couch, exhausted from spending hours in the kitchen with no success.

“The next time someone has an idea like this, we are not making cookies, okay baby?” Ellie stressed, frustration still apparent in her voice.

“Agreed,” you responded, wanting the whole cookie-making experience to be over with so you could cuddle with your girlfriend while watching a random movie. A movie neither of you would really be paying attention to, more focused on making out.

The two of you sat in comfortable silence for another seven minutes before the loud timer from the oven went off, alerting both of you that the cookies were done. You jumped up before Ellie could, not wanting the cookies to sit in the oven a second longer than the recipe called for. As you pulled them out and moved them to a cooling rack, Ellie joined you in the kitchen.

You knew you should probably wait for the cookies to cool down before trying to take a bite, but you needed to know if you were going to need to buy store-bought cookies and then lie to your teammates. Holding your breath you took a cookie and broke it in two pieces, handing the other to the defender. You both took a hesitant bite out of the cookie, scared it was going to taste bad.

Before you could process that the cookie was perfectly baked, Ellie yelled a loud “YES!” which told you that both of you had succeeded. Ellie leaned in for a quick celebratory kiss before she finished the rest of the cookie in her hand.

“We did it baby!” the blonde cheered, happy to finally be done with the baking experience.

“Fucking finally!” your tone matching Ellie’s, making a mental note to avoid baking as much as possible for any future team dinners.

With the cookies cooling in the kitchen, the two of you moved back to the living room of your apartment, finally ready to settle down for the night. A random movie played in the background, neither of you caring to pay attention, more focused on making out. The failings of earlier were long forgotten as your girlfriend’s lips moved against yours. You were glad to have spent the day with Ellie at home, away from your jobs even if it meant having to make four different batches of cookies.

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What is a god?

Lyon’s comeback within 6 minutes after being down 2-0 against PSG

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Wendie Renard

celebrating female Black football players through the Black History Month

Wendie Renard was born on 20 July 1990 on the Caribbean island of Martinique.

"One day you'll see me on TV wearing this jersey."

That's what young Wendie Renard said to her mum after watching Marinette Pichon playing for the French national team.

In her childhood only a few girls played football. So it was all the more rare for the women in her family to say that she should play. They loved football as much as Wendie Renard did. Her mother played a bit and watched games regulary. While her aunt was a referee.

The French defender remembered:

"I came to Lyon very young and got to know players with the winning gene. You learn that step by step. Training is like war: you play a short game and want to win at all costs. You progress by playing with other great players who hate losing and having coaches who instil it in you. When the coach tells you ‘win, win, win’, you don't think about ‘lose, lose, lose."

‘When I was little, I clearly wanted to win titles, but even more important was success on the mainland. I enjoy the moment but I know that I always have to ask more of myself - it can all be gone if I make one mistake. I know how I've developed and what I've achieved in my team and with players who are as confident as I am. We've achieved this together and it's not over yet. I will continue to write history."

She has been a regular at Olympique Lyon since the 2007/2008 season. Since 2013 Wendie Renard serves as captain. The defender is the all-time record holder for most appearances for her club and is the sixth highest scorer.

To this day, the French women's national team has yet to win a major international trophy.

Achievements:

8x Champions-League-Winner

14x French champion

9x French Cup winner

Reading list:

Wendie Renard, mon étoile (only available in French)

Movie recommendation:

Marinette (2023)

Part one: Alex Scott

[neuripley]

My champion's league cards

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elliecarpenterr | 💯 games with the best people. Fière ❤️💙 olfeminin

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they are so wild 😭

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Melchie Dumornay Appreciation

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Vanessa Gilles Appreciation

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and the uwcl semi finals are set!