Lyon just got relegated to Ligue 2 due to financial problems. The owner and club officials met with the DNGC to try and sort things out (they were provisionally relegated in November 2024) but couldn’t come to an agreement. The seven-time Ligue 1 champions will now play in the second division for the first time since the 1988/89 season.

Did you know that the inaugural French Open in 1891 was played on grass? The winner was an H. Briggs, a British man who lived in Paris. It was his one and only grand slam and that was the only French Open played on grass. (Women didn’t compete in the singles tournament until 1897).