Guest of “Bonjour! La Matinale TF1”, Wednesday January 8, Marie-Sophie Lacarrau told behind the scenes of Didier Deschamps' surprise announcement.
The coach of the French team “surprised everyone”, including the presenter of the 1 p.m. news on TF1, by announcing his departure from the Blues in 2026.
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Didier Deschamps will leave the France team in 2026, the end of an era
“We didn’t expect it.” From the confession of Marie-Sophie Lacarrau, the announcement of Didier Deschamps on his future “was not planned”. While she questioned him as part of the Yellow Pieces operation, of which he is the godfather with First Lady Brigitte Macron, during a recorded interview broadcast on Wednesday, January 8, in the 1 p.m. news on TF1, the coach of the France team has indulged in a rare confidence: “DD” has announced that he will leave the Blues after the 2026 World Cup.
This improvised speech “surprised everyone” according to the 1 p.m. presenter, who revealed behind the scenes in the show “Bonjour! La Matinale TF1”. “It was an interview on the Yellow Pieces at the start, but which becomes political at one point with Brigitte Macron. (…) At one point, talking about the end of Emmanuel Macron's mandate in 2027, I said to Didier Deschamps that we found a small parallel between the two”she says, referring to her end of contract in 2026. “I then ask him if he wants to continue.”
He says it, surprising everyone, me first.
Marie-Sophie Lacarrau, presenter of the 1 p.m. news on TF1
“He begins his response with: 'I'm not here to make an announcement'. I remind him, I insist (…) and then he says it, surprising everyone, me first”recognizes Marie-Sophie Lacarrau. “I think my surprise is showing. As for Brigitte Macron, you will pay attention to her gaze, she also takes the news head on.”
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“When the interview ends, the first words are from Brigitte Macron. She turns to him, and says: 'But Didier, what is this scoop that you are giving us?' She is very surprised.”she continues. “Everyone around us comes closer to us and asks her why now, why there? I love her answer: ‘Because she asked me the question’”.
“It seems like the right time (to announce it, editor’s note) because I was asked the question”agreed the coach with record longevity (160 matches), the same day from Bordeaux, on the sidelines of the launch of the Yellow Pieces operation. “It wasn’t something that was prepared, calculated since we were on a news show on TF1 for the Yellow Pieces.”
