Olympique de Marseille cries one of its own. Avi Assouly, former journalist from France Bleu Provence and Fervent follower of the Marseille club, went on the night of Thursday to Friday in his sleep at the age of 74. Surviving Furiani's drama in 1992, he rocked thousands of Marseille supporters with his emblematic voice, forever marking OM from the 90s, that of the Bernard Tapie era.
Close to the one who became a member of the Bouches-du-Rhône between 2012 and 2014 after his journalist career, Laurent Paganelli paid him a moving tribute to his X account (ex-Twitter). “” Avi my friend my brother. The voice of a whole people rest in peace in a blue and white sky with your friends who await you up there to cry with laughter of your memorable stories. Forever the first in our hearts. We love you Assoulissimo… ”has written the troublemaker of Canal+.
Pierre Ménès, Grégoire Margotton,… they all pay tribute to him
Also touched by the disappearance of Avi Assouly, Pierre Ménès also went there from his message. “” What sadness to learn the death of Avi Assouly. Adorable man in love with OM I will forever have the memory of a memorable evening in Sion during a Marseille European Cup match ”remembered the ex-featuring star of the Canal Football Club.
Grégoire Margotton for his part posted on X a photo of Avi Assouly accompanied by an emoji with a tear in the eye. The mayor of Marseille, Payan, also paid tribute to him. “” He had experienced everything, seen everything, and rocked our memories of whole hours to listen to the matches on the radio “He said. Assouly will leave a big void on the side of the velodrome, where he was present at all the matches of his OM.
