Marcel Desailly returned despite himself at the heart of the news these last few days. The 98 world champion was in fact forced by the courts to carry out a DNA test in order to confirm or deny that the daughter of his ex-partner was his child. The test was positive and the former AC Milan and OM player will therefore have to assume the existence of this little girl who is now 10 years old.
This recent news has aroused the curiosity of Internet users. As always, they demonstrated with a formidable memory. This is how a rather disturbing video emerged. It dates from many years ago. From the time when Sophie Thalmann, after having been Miss France, had become for a few weeks a sports journalist on behalf of Téléfoot. An archive that the player would probably have done without.
Marcel Desailly recognized as the father
Marcel Desailly has recently experienced some setbacks on a personal level. He indeed had to resolve to carry out a paternity test after having abandoned his ex-partner and their daughter which he always refused to recognize. While he has always been affectionate towards Victoria, he never wanted to make this relationship official. Subpoenaed by Cosma, the child's mother, for the results of the paternity test were final. “The probability of paternity is greater than 99.99999%”.
The player's ex-partner also spoke out on this subject. “We lived together for years, in the same apartment. In private, Marcel had never denied his paternity ». The player had however made the choice, in 2021, to completely cut ties with his daughter. A hard decision for her to digest. “She doesn’t understand why he doesn't call her anymore. She is suffering from it and I am sad for her.”
The embarrassing sequence with Sophie Thalmann
This moral affair, which was extremely closely followed and commented on on social networks, sparked a wave of indignation among some. Others, with long memories, preferred to dig through the archives to bring out old files. This is how a video dating from the time when Sophie Thalmann worked for Téléfoot reappeared. We can see the former Miss France, in an awkward way, insinuate that she spent the night with Marcel Desailly in the absence of his wife.
While she had just joined the show presented by Thierry Roland, Lorraine produced subjects on the private lives of players football. We were able to see her on the air discussing her report around the famous number 8 of the Blues. « We spent the afternoon and more. It was a bit of a special day, because your wife and children weren't there, so you took the opportunity to do what you didn't usually have time to do.”. All in a half-embarrassed, half-amused atmosphere on set.
