The new format Champions League will resume next Tuesday and all the channels are fine-tuning their plans. In France, Canal+, which obtained all the European competitions for 480 million euros per year, has already announced several changes within its team of journalists and consultants, including the arrivals of Margot Dumont and Bertrand Latour.
In the United States, CBS Sports will continue to broadcast the C1 matches, with a panel of experts who are very popular with viewers. On Wednesday, the American channel held a press conference to formalize the casting of its show Champions League Today. Kate Abdo, the presenter, will still be there, surrounded by Jamie Carragher, Micah Richards… and Thierry Henry?
The question arose because the 1998 world champion, who left “for personal reasons” his position as coach of the French U21 team after winning the silver medal at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, has never hidden the fact that he is looking for a coaching position. But fans of this TV show can rest assured, the former Blues striker (47 years old) will be there again this season.
Thierry Henry’s rant
A new Champions League season that he is eager to follow and comment on. “I think for us, for CBS, it’s just exceptional to be able to talk about more matches.”he said in remarks reported by The Athleticeven if he is not 100% seduced by this “new look” C1. For him, he added,
“There is a ‘but’, because I will side with the coach. Too many matches.”
“As a former player, I don’t know how these guys do it. As a consultant, I love it. But as a former player and as a coach, it’s too much.continued Thierry Henry. Let’s not just talk about the physical, but also the mental and what it does to a player to always perform and forget about money and the result.” Perhaps he will have the opportunity to have a word with the UEFA president about it…
