A layman arrives at the savior! Chairman Lyon: I didn’t know Messi in 2019, and now I am making rapid progress

Football     8:35am, 1 August 2025

American businesswoman Michelle Kang is now the owner of the Lyon Club and its three other women's football teams around the world.

However, she knew nothing about the world of football in 2019, and she didn't even know Messi. Since last June, Michelle Kang has been seen as a key figure in Lyon's avoiding relegation to Ligue 2. She became the first female club owner in Ligue 1 and added a fourth team under her. Previously, she already had the Washington Spirit (American Women’s Top League), OL Lyon Women’s Football Team (formerly Lyon Women’s Football Team) and the London City Lyon Women’s Football Team (England Women’s Top League).

Although Michelle Kang had previously been mainly committed to the development of women's football, in 2019, she knew almost nothing about football. At that time, she didn't even know Messi, who had won the Golden Globes six times.

In an interview with The Team, she recalled that year when someone talked about Messi, she asked, "Who are you talking about?" She explained, "At that time, my focus was on my company. When I bought the Lyon Women's Football Team, someone criticized me for not even knowing who Messi was. But since then, I have made up a lot of homework. I learned very quickly!"

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