At the end of the hearing of Didier Deschamps by the commission of inquiry into the failure of sports federations, President Béatrice Bellamy asked him for invitations for the next Blues match. Enough to cause serious controversy.
Like the rest of Didier Deschamps’ hearing, the scene was filmed and broadcast publicly. Heard Thursday in the National Assembly by the parliamentary commission of inquiry into the failure of sports federations, the coach of the French football team responded for an hour and a half to questions from an audience chaired by Béatrice Bellamy. At the end of the session, the one who is also a member of the Horizons party indulged in an astonishing conclusion in which she urged Didier Deschamps to offer invitations for the next Blues match. Enough to cause a real outcry on social networks and in certain media.
“ I hope that you will keep good memories of this commission of inquiry. If this is the case, do not hesitate to invite everyone present for the next French team match. It will be a pleasure to come and join you and accompany you on an upcoming match. » A request to which Didier Deschamps responded: “ You will have to go through my president. » The scene was in any case quickly commented on in the media, The Parisian reporting that Le Figaro had estimated that this “ discredits the parliamentary commission of inquiry” , while Release judged that Béatrice Bellamy “ did not lack sass“.
Hearing of Didier Deschamps at the National Assembly. And at the very end, we place an invitation request to the French team’s matches 😅😅 pic.twitter.com/VqwGleAwjf
— Pierre Rondeau (@PierreR0ndeau) November 2, 2023
“What indecency”
On social networks, as is often the case, the reactions were much less measured. “ What indecency« , « what a shame” , or ” it’s embarassing“, are terms that have come up regularly since Thursday and the broadcast of this sequence. For her part, Béatrice Bellamy wanted to justify herself in the columns on Friday in the columns of Le Parisien. “ We discuss, we exchange, Didier Deschamps responds. I feel after an hour he really starts to relax and talk. And after an hour and a half, although the hearing was scheduled for an hour, I told him that it would have been interesting to be able to extend it for another half hour (…). And in a joking tone, really as a concluding joke, I ask him to invite all the colleagues present.“
One day, 6 hearings, 8 hours of discussions and background on serious subjects, 1h30 of questioning with D. Deschamps. And remember only the above all nice and friendly conclusion. We have seen less ridiculous controversies!
I hope the report will generate as much interest. https://t.co/EO5TMe1sYp— Beatrice Bellamy (@BeaBellamy85) November 3, 2023
A joke that some observers did not perceive as such. And the MP to justify herself for before. “ I did not beg for places, contrary to what I have read. It was just a joke to soften the mood at the end of the commission. That’s all that happened, it’s nothing more than that. (…) This is a ridiculous controversy. (…) I hope that the report will generate as much interest.“
