Between OM and Fabrizio Ravanelli, it's a true love story. And it is not the last media outing of the former striker of the Marseille club who became institutional and sporting advisor to Olympique de Marseille which will suggest the opposite. After being the subject of an XXL tribute from Marseille supporters, Ravanelli is even ready to accept his end after having lived through such an experience.
Fabrizio Ravanelli spent three seasons atABOUT at the end of the 90s. The opportunity for him to vibrate the Velodrome dozens of times thanks to his goals scored as well as his style of play that is attractive to Marseille supporters. His songs a few weeks before his departure or his head to head with Pierre Ducrocq during a Classic between theABOUT and the PSG remain engraved in the memories of fans of theMarseille Olympic.
“It will remain something anchored forever in my life”
Back to theABOUT last summer as institutional and sports advisor, Fabrizio Ravanelli was able to admire, to his complete surprise, a tifo in his honor on October 27 before the first kick-off of Classique between theABOUT and the PSG of the season. The supporters of Olympique de Marseille had chosen to recreate his altercation with Pierre Ducrocq. Which had moved the Italian, seen filming the tifo before the meeting. For Free Foot, Radishes emptied his bag on this episode.
“If I knew that the supporters had prepared this tifo? No, it was a surprise and honestly, it gives me chills and touches my heart. It's normal that I'm now careful when I talk about this, because the emotion will perhaps give me something not very nice to comment on because it will remain something anchored forever in my life” .
“I have very strong words, I tell myself that after this I could even die”
During the interview delivered to Free Foot, Fabrizio Ravanelli went even further. In his opinion, this proof of unconditional love ofABOUT can allow him to leave in peace.
“I have very strong words, I tell myself that after this I could even die. What the Marseille supporters did was something incredible. Not only for me, but also for my family, for my father who is no longer here. I will always keep him in my heart. Is it love? Yes, he was born right away. When I arrived here, I was received like a star, everyone loved me. Everyone gave me respect, I tried to be as professional as possible and return that respect.”
