Recruited by DAZN last summer, Walid Acherchour can thank the famous comedian.
Co-founder of the “Club des 5” on YouTube, Walid Acherchour then became known to a wider audience thanks to his role as a columnist on RMC and Winamax. Last summer, the 31-year-old sports commentator was also recruited by DAZN to cover League 1.
It was Jamel Debbouze who would have served as an intermediary between Acherchour and the British platform. “At the end of July, I received a private message from Jamel on Instagram. I'm a little shocked, I even check his number of subscribers to see if it's not a fake account… but it's the real one! He tells me he really likes what I do, that I have a new tone and asks me for my number.he reveals during an interview given to The Team.
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The famous comedian would have played a decisive role in his recruitment. “On the phone, he explains to me that he is in contact with people from DAZN who like my profile and that he would like to pass on my contact to them, he continues. Obviously, I accept. A little over two weeks later, I am on the microphone for the opening match of the season: Le Havre-PSG (1-4). »
A recruitment which did not fail to provoke a reaction from many Internet users at the time. Indeed, a few days ago, Walid Acherchour had repeatedly criticized the price of the subscription to follow the French championship.
