Overview
- Michele Kang succeeds John Textor as president of Olympique Lyonnais and is appointed CEO of Eagle Football Group
- John Textor has resigned from his executive positions and board membership while remaining the club’s owner
- Michael Gerlinger, former sporting director at Eagle Football Holding, is named director general to partner with Kang
- The leadership changes follow the DNCG’s June 24 ruling that administratively relegated Lyon to Ligue 2 over budgetary concerns
- Kang will spearhead OL’s formal appeal process before the financial regulator to seek reversal of the relegation decision