After the controversy over the relationship between PSG and the former boss of France Football, a journalist noted that these conflicts of interest were commonplace in football, citing in particular the example of Laure Boulleau.
Can you benefit from benefits from a club when you are a journalist? This is one of the questions raised by the revelation of the close links between Pascal Ferré, the former editor-in-chief of France Football, and Paris Saint-Germain.
The journalist Thierry Levêque reacted, indicating that “Conflicts of interest of this kind are commonplace in football”. To go a little further, he cites the example of Laure Boulleau “who comments on football on Canal+ (with great relevance)”while being “PSG employee, without this posing a problem to anyone, obviously. »
“Even if the Sunday show never focused on the peripheral political and social issues of this sport (money, politics, legal affairs, etc.), one can still wonder if someone who only comments on the game can do it while being linked to a club”, adds the journalist, police/justice specialist.
Even if the Sunday show never focused on the peripheral political and social issues of the sport (money, politics, legal affairs, etc.), one might still wonder if someone who only comments on the game could. do while being linked to a club.
— Thierry Lévêque (@Leveque9) January 6, 2024
Laure Boulleau: “ I take 100% responsibility, I wear two hats”
Former PSG player, Laure Boulleau is still employed by the capital club, where she works for the media. She has never hidden this label, which can sometimes be difficult to wear. “ Whatever I say, I will always have my PSG label on my head, people will always say that I will favor the club, she confided last September in the columns of L’Equipe. But it’s more disturbing when I judge OM. I have the impression that if I am hard on Marseille, people will fall on me. When there are themes on these two clubs, I work on them a lot more…”
Laure Boulleau does not hide the fact that she is cautious when criticizing PSG. “You have to be careful… I take 100% responsibility, I wear two hats. In any case, I am rather nuanced in my comments, I will rarely make a tackle, with both feet off, at PSG. As soon as it concerns football, performance, I have no problem giving my opinion, even if it is harsh. In terms of form, I pay attention to the choice of words”she explains.
