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Michele Kang appointed president of Olympique Lyonnais
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Posted on June 30, 2025
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Posted on June 30, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 23, 2026
Michele Kang is appointed president of Olympique Lyonnais as the club faces financial challenges and relegation to Ligue 2.
(Reuters) -Eagle Football Group, the holding company behind Olympique Lyonnais, has appointed women's football mogul Michele Kang as the president of the financially struggling French club, it said on Monday.
Kang, who owns Lyon's women's soccer team OL Lyonnes, will also be the CEO of Eagle Football Group, replacing U.S. businessman John Textor.
Olympique Lyonnais have been relegated to Ligue 2 following an audit of its finances, which the club said it would appeal.
"We are entering a critical moment for OL," Kang said in a statement.
Eagle Football Group also said it had named the group's chief sports officer, Michael Gerlinger, as the director general of Olympique Lyonnais.
(Reporting by Tristan Veyet in Gdansk, editing by Milla Nissi-Prussak)
Michele Kang has been appointed as the president of Olympique Lyonnais.
Michele Kang will also serve as the CEO of Eagle Football Group.
Olympique Lyonnais was relegated to Ligue 2 following an audit of its finances.
Michele Kang is replacing U.S. businessman John Textor as CEO of Eagle Football Group.
Michele Kang stated that the club is entering a critical moment for OL.
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