Lyon trio becomes latest victim of game-time burglaries

LYON: Three Lyon players were burgled while their club was playing Barcelona in the Champions League, continuing a recent pattern for players and officials at big French clubs.

Police said they were called at 0045 on Wednesday morning to the home of attacker Memphis Depay, in the Lyon suburb of Ecully. Thieves had forced a window and took goods, mostly fashion items, of an unspecified value. Depay had already been burgled last September, while Lyon were playing Nice. On that occasion property worth more than one million euros was taken. Lucas Tousart and Pape Cheikh Diop, who both came off the Lyon bench in the goalless draw, returned to their homes in the suburbs to the same unpleasant surprise.