2023-05-13 17:41:42
It was with wet eyes that Jean-Michel Aulas left the lawn of the Source d’Orléans stadium this Saturday, a few moments before the start of the women’s French Cup final between Olympique Lyonnais and Paris Saint-Germain. .
Officially removed from the presidency of OL on May 8, after 36 years at the head of the club, Jean-Michel Aulas came to greet the Lyonnaises on the ground before kick-off. After a last kiss and hug with captain Wendie Renard, the former leader left the lawn, visibly moved.
Accompanied by the Minister of Sports Amélie Oudéa-Castéra, Jean-Michel Aulas seemed to hold back his tears, exhaling heavily, and raising his bright eyes to the sky.
“He fought for women’s football”
“We want to win for Jean-Michel Aulas,” Eugénie Le Sommer told Le Parisien before the meeting. “It would be nice for him to finish with two trophies. He means everything to the team. More than a page, it’s a book that will turn for the women’s OL! We’ve never seen a grassroots boys’ club president commit so much to the girls. He had the ambition to take the team very high and he gave us the means to achieve his ambitions. He fought for us and for women’s football in general, in France and around the world, ”she continued.
Under the presidency of Jean-Michel Aulas, the Olympique Lyonnais women’s team won eight Champions Leagues, fifteen French Championships and nine French Cups.
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