Steed Malbranque

Lyon held by Brest, Marseille squeeze past Troyes

Lyon let slip the perfect chance to pile the pressure on French league leaders Paris Saint-Germain when they were held to a 1-1 draw at Brest on Sunday, while Marseille reclaimed third place after beating Troyes 2-1.
 

Lyon held by Brest, Marseille reclaim third

Lyon let slip the perfect chance to pile the pressure on French league leaders Paris Saint-Germain when they were held to a 1-1 draw at Brest on Sunday, while Marseille reclaimed third place after beating Troyes 2-1.
 

Lyon held by Brest

Lyon let slip the perfect chance to pile the pressure on French league leaders Paris Saint-Germain when they were held to a 1-1 draw away at Brest on Sunday.
 

Spurs confident of finishing job against Lyon

Tottenham Hotspur are confident they have the attacking power needed to press home a 2-1 first-leg advantage and ease into the last 16 of the Europa League at Lyon's expense on Thursday.
 

Newcastle French invasion a problem - Malbranque

Veteran Lyon midfielder Steed Malbranque, who spent a decade in England earlier in his career, said on Wednesday that the large colony of French players at Newcastle will be a problem for the Premier League club.
 

Lowly Evian put brakes on Lyon title challenge

Lyon made hard work of keeping their challenge for a first French league title in five years alive when they were held to a goalless draw at home by Evian on Friday.
 

Lyon go top in France

Lyon, looking to win the French title for the first time in five seasons, went top of the heap on Saturday with a 2-1 win at Troyes propelling them ahead of big spenders Paris Saint Germain.
 

10-man Marseille fall to Gomis-inspired Lyon

Lyon reclaimed possession of the Ligue 1 summit on Wednesday with a rousing 4-1 win at Marseille with Bafetimbi Gomis netting a treble.
 

PSG held by defending champs Montpellier

Remy Cabella cancelled out a rare goal from Maxwell as Paris Saint-Germain were held to a 1-1 draw at faltering defending champions Montpellier on Sunday.
 

Nice peg back Marseille, as Lyon also held

A late equaliser from Nice midfielder Fabrice Abriel held Marseille to a 2-2 draw on Sunday, while Lyon were also pegged back as Sloan Privat salvaged a point for strugglers Sochaux in a 1-1 draw.
 

Marseille back on track, as Toulouse miss out

Toulouse missed a chance to go top of Ligue 1 on Sunday as they slumped to a 1-0 defeat at Bordeaux, while both Ayew brothers were on target as Marseille won 2-0 at Ajaccio to draw level on points with leaders Paris Saint-Germain.
 

Marseille end skid, as Lyon also close gap

Brothers Andre and Jordan Ayew were on target as Marseille snapped a three-match winless streak on Sunday with a 2-0 win at Ajaccio to draw level on points with Ligue 1 leaders Paris Saint-Germain, while Lyon also closed the gap at the top beating Bastia 5-2.
 

Marseille brother act keep winning run going

Marseille kept their perfect start to the French league season going on Sunday as a Jordan Ayew header, finishing off an assist from brother Andre, secured a fifth straight success in a 1-0 win at Nancy - a club record from the off.
 

Lyon and Spurs close on Lloris agreement

Lyon are close to reaching an agreement with Tottenham Hotspur over the sale of their French international goalkeeper Hugo Lloris, OL president Jean-Michel Aulas revealed on Monday.
 

Malbranque terminates Saint-Etienne contract

Saint-Etienne announced on Tuesday that they have agreed to cancel Steed Malbranque's contract after he said he no longer wished to play for the club due to personal problems.
 

Pastore inspires PSG, as Lille edge Marseille

Record signing Javier Pastore laid on two goals as big-spending Paris Saint-Germain came from behind to record a timely 3-1 victory at Toulouse on Sunday as champions Lille won 3-2 at home against Marseille.
 

Nigerian left-back Taiwo is toast of Marseille

Nigeria left-back Taye Taiwo grabbed the late winner as Marseille retained the French League Cup with a 1-0 victory over Montpellier at the weekend.
 

Kranjcar lifts Spurs into fourth

Tottenham's final performance before their Champions League tie against AC Milan was unconvincing, but they improved their chances of playing in Europe's elite competition next season with a 2-1 win at Sunderland on Saturday.
 

Five-star United cruise, Bent downs City in Premiership

Dimitar Berbatov struck a hat-trick to cement Manchester United's lead at the top of the Premier League on Saturday as Darren Bent scored on his Aston Villa debut to derail Manchester City's title push.
 

Campbell's double sinks Sunderland

Blackpool striker DJ Campbell bagged a double as the Seasiders recorded an impressive 2-0 win against Sunderland on Tuesday.
 

Facts from the Wikipedia page:

Steed Malbranque
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Personal information
Full nameSteed Malbranque
Date of birthJanuary 6, 1980 (1980-01-06) (age 29)
Place of birth   Mouscron, Belgium
Height1.72 m (5 ft 7+12 in)
Playing positionAttacking Midfielder or Winger
Club information
Current clubSunderland
Number8
Youth career
1995–1997Lyon
Senior career1
YearsClubApp (Gls)*
1997–2001
2001–2006
2006–2008
2008–
Lyon
Fulham
Tottenham Hotspur
Sunderland
078 0(5)
172 (32)
062 0(6)
046 0(1)   

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 22:25, 25 July 2009 (UTC).
* Appearances (Goals)