Neal Maupay, OM striker, confides that he followed the world darts championships diligently and in full, which ended on Friday with the coronation of young Englishman Luke Littler.
Neal Maupay was right on target for the resumption of Ligue 1 in 2025. The OM striker took part in the festival against Le Havre (5-1) on Sunday with a header placed precisely into the side net. of the opposing goal. An achievement celebrated with a throw of darts in the company of his partners Amir Murillo, Derek Cornelius and Adrien Rabiot. Because the former Nice resident is a big fan of this practice, which he followed assiduously and in its entirety during the world championships which ignited the United Kingdom last week.
“I like it”
“Did you watch the world championships?” he asked on DAZN after the match. “If I watched everything? Of course! I like it, in England it's a bit in the culture. I watched, it ended on Friday, it's an Englishman (Luke Littler) from 17 years old who won But you have to watch, there’s a good atmosphere!”
Maupay discovered this sport during his stay in England between 2017 and 2024 between the clubs of Brentford, Brighton and Everton. Darts had even become the subject of a falling out between Maupay and Tottenham midfielder James Maddison from whom he had borrowed a darts celebration during a meeting between the teams of two players last February. Maddison, who emerged victorious from this match with Spurs (3-2), then whispered a few words into the Frenchman's ear.
“I just told him he probably hadn't scored enough goals in recent years to get his own celebration so he copied mine,” Maddison said. Maupay counterattacked on social networks. “I was a little hasty with that one,” said the Frenchman in the caption of a photo of his celebration which caused so much reaction. “Disgusted I didn't get the win. More goals and fewer relegations in my career than James Maddison.”
Maddison, Maupay's “best friend”, is also a big darts fan. He also took advantage of his days off to attend the World Cup last Sunday, provoking discontent from Spurs fans. Contested in a charged atmosphere, the world championships concluded on Friday with the coronation of English prodigy Luke Littler.
