This Monday, December 30, 2024, the plateau of 12 shots of noon received the 1991 Ballon d’Or, Jean-Pierre Papin. The former striker expressed his admiration for the young Emilien and even found him a nickname!
This Monday, December 30, 2024, Émilien participated for the 459th time in the 12 Midi shots. The greatest champion in the history of the show, but also of game shows in France, he saw a man arrive on the set with quite a track record. After a first round passed without incident for the young Vendéen, a question from “Coup par coup” was about the 1991 Ballon d’Or, Jean-Pierre Papin. Surprise ! The former Olympique de Marseille striker himself came into the game to validate each answer.
“I always watched.” : Jean-Pierre Papin carefully follows Émilien’s journey in the 12 Midi shots
And among great champions, we recognize each other. After having mentioned his Ballon d’Or and his puppet in The Guignolsthe former football player expressed his admiration for the student: “I saw his first show and since then, I didn’t miss many. I find this ability to learn, to know things, to be quite exceptional.. It’s great. Well done Emilien.” Jean-Pierre Papin explained that he watches the show every midday with his daughter Émily, aged 34 and disabled. “She never misses a number 12 shots of noonNever. (…) It’s his pleasure“, he explained regarding this young woman who does not speak. The opportunity for the winner of the Champions League with AC Milan to look back on the journey that he and his wife took to best support their daughter and give visibility to its association 9 de Cœurs, which aims to help families with children with brain injuries.
“It’s a sponge” : Jean-Luc Reichmann found a new nickname for Émilien in the 12 shots of noon thanks to Jean-Pierre Papin
During the second duel, when Émilien could be chosen, Jean-Luc Reichmann questioned the former player of the France team about the student’s mentality. “I’m not worried about him because he’s comes out of incredible situations, the knowledge he has is just impressive“confided the latter. Subsequently, Jean-Pierre Papin spoke about the champion’s training, saying that it was “a sponge”. It was enough for the host to jump at the opportunity and nickname his Midday Master “the sponge” for the rest of the show. Unfortunately for him, he lacked a few drops of knowledge to find the final answer to the “Masterstroke”.
