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Journalist
After trying different sports, Thibault turned to a career as an amateur footballer. When making a choice between becoming a professional footballer and a journalist, the qualities tipped the scales to one side. Here he is now in the editorial team of 10 Sport, after a diploma obtained at the International Institute of Communication in Paris.
In 2009, Souleymane Diawara left the Girondins de Bordeaux to join OM. Given the rivalry between the two clubs, this transfer caused controversy among Bordeaux supporters. However, this did not prevent the Senegalese from joining the Marseille club. It must be said that from a financial point of view, Diawara could not say no…
Between 2009 and 2014, Souleymane Diawara made OM's heyday. The Senegalese defender joined the Marseille club from Girondins de Bordeaux. Not taking into account the rivalry between the two clubs, Diawara so he went to Marseillewhere a big contract awaited him with a nice salary.
“They come, they give you double what you wanted”
Pour Ange GR, Souleymane Diawara spoke about his arrival at theABOUTwhich allowed him to double his salary. “ I didn't even know that Bordeaux and OM were enemies. For me it’s PSG-Marseille. But then when I understood from Claude Bez at the time, Bernard Tapie… The supporters were angry with me? Yeah, serious. They were angry with me, “he doesn’t respect the scapular”. Once I had a discussion with a Bordeaux fan, I was in rehabilitation in Cape Breton. We discuss, “I’m disappointed, I’m a Bordeaux supporter, it’s for the money”. I said to him: “What do you do for a living”, “I’m an electrician”, “imagine we call you and double your salary. Are you doing times? Are you going there or are you not going there? », “yes but it’s not the same”, “why is it not the same? ”, “you earn enough money”. Marseille, they arrive, they give you double what you wanted. Am I going to refuse? And then it remains Marseille, it’s the club of my heart basically. Afterwards, they said that I had gone to the enemy. But before me, there are real Bordelais, Dugarry, Liza, they all left there. They are real Bordelais, I am not a real Bordelais. We don't say anything to them and they insult me. Then I tell myself that if someone insults me like that, it’s because I must have done a good job. “, he admitted.
Diawara insulted Deschamps
About his transfer to theOM, Souleymane Diawara also gave an anecdote, recounting how he had insulted Didier Deschamps on the phone. “ My agent calls me and tells me that Deschamps is going to call me, but he didn't tell me when. So Deschamps calls me and I didn't recognize Deschamps' voice. Once I did the trick at Le Tallec, he had to go to a club and I called him and pretended to be the sports director, he was fully into it. I leave in a hurry, the insults fly and we burst into laughter. And when Deschamps calls me, I don't recognize his voice and I say: “Anthony, go fuck yourself.” I insult him and hang up. Although it was Didier Deschamps, I didn't catch it. And then my agent calls me: “You crazy person, it’s Deschamps.” I thought it was Le Tallec playing a joke on me. And when Deschamps calls me, I tell him: “Coach, I’m sorry.” He laughed. It's an atomic bomb Deschamps. He told me there was no problem. My agent called José Anigo to explain to him », confides the ex-Olympian.
