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Passionate about sport, cinema and television (on screen and behind) since his childhood, Bernard has been a journalist for 10 Sport since 2018. More skilled with the keyboard in hand than with the ball on his feet, he decides to mainly cover a beloved sport, criticized and hated at the same time (football) and a sport that is not one (wrestling).
OM player between 2009 and 2014, Souleymane Diawara experienced a funny misunderstanding during a call with Didier Deschamps, quickly dispelled thanks to the humor and understanding of the coach. Recently questioned about his Marseille adventure, the former Girondins returned to this improbable phone call seeing him insult the current coach of the France team.
Player of loon between 2009 and 2014, Souleymane Diawara participated in the recent glory days of the Marseille club, with several trophies to his credit including the title of French Champion during the 2009-2010 season. Totaling 164 meetings with loon, the former Senegalese defender was quickly convinced by the offer and thus left the Girondins de Bordeaux. But a phone call could have derailed the deal.
“When Deschamps calls me, I insult him and hang up”
Before his transfer, Souleymane Diawara is contacted by Didier Deschamps, then at the head of loonbut the phone call does not go at all as planned. “ 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 hadn't caught “, remembered Diawara pour Ange GR.
“He told me there was no problem”
« And then my agent calls me: “You crazy person, it’s Deschamps”continues the former loon. 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” The transaction will proceed as planned, allowing Souleymane Diawara to evolve with “the club [s]we heart ».
