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Journalist
After trying different sports, Thibault turned to a career as an amateur footballer. When making a choice between becoming a professional footballer and a journalist, the qualities tipped the scales to one side. Here he is now in the editorial team of 10 Sport, after a diploma obtained at the International Institute of Communication in Paris.
Former OM coach, Jorge Sampaoli is back on a Ligue 1 bench. Indeed, the Argentinian has taken over from Julien Stéphan at Rennes. On this occasion, a revelation appeared concerning the contract that Sampaoli had signed in Marseille. We learned that he got a bonus if he spoke French at a press conference. Journalist for L'Equipe, Mathieu Grégoire said more on this subject.
To replace André Villas-Boasin February 2021, OM decided to trust Jorge Sampaoliformer coach of theArgentine. The latter will stay on the Marseille bench until the summer of 2022, then deciding to slam the door. Sampaoli had however signed until 2023 with theABOUTa contract which also included an unexpected clause to say the least. Indeed, as revealed The Teamthe former Olympian coach was entitled to a bonus if he spoke French at a press conference.
“It added money to him if he managed to speak French at a press conference”
At the origin of this information on Jorge Sampaoli In The Team, Mathieu Grégoire brought other elements during his appearance on the live Twitch of Youss TV. The journalist from the sports daily then made it known about the ex-coach of theABOUT : « Sampaoli, I tell in the newspaper that when he was at OM, he had a bonus in his contract, it added money to him if he managed to speak French at a press conference. In fact this guy, he's really an asshole, that's why we understood after he started talking to us from March 2022, especially when we were in Azerbaijan, he starts talking to us the guy speaks French and not at all before. That way he activated his bonus because he did one or two lectures in French, this rascal ».
“He deliberately started his course on audio and looked stylish”
Mathieu Grégoire then brought another anecdote concerning Jorge Sampaoli at theABOUT : « But the funniest thing, when the managers came to see him in his office, he would deliberately turn on his audio course and say “Bryan is in the kitchen”. And then to repeat, to style he worked. While honestly, it wasn't his priority I think ».
