New Lyon Home Named "Matmut Stadium" In €20m Deal

French rugby union side Lyon Olympique Universitaire (LOU) have confirmed that insurance company Matmut has taken the naming rights to their new home stadium according to Sports Pro Media. The previously-named Stade de Gerland will be known as the Matmut Stadium for the next ten years, beginning January 2017, when Top 14 club LOU move into the venue, recently vacated by soccer side Olympique Lyonnais. The deal is an expansion and extension of a previous deal between the two, which also saw LOU's current stadium, in the district of Venissieux, titled the Matmut Stadium. The new agreement is bel…