The L'Equipe channel, a new confirmed start!

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By: Manu Tournoux

New start in the band of The evening team. Olivier Ménard, the presenter of the L'Equipe channel flagship program, will lose another of his consultants. After Carine Galli, recruited by RMC, the talk show will be deprived from the start of the school year of a famous “big mouth”, which goes to Canal+. A “transfer” like no other since it is imposed by justice.

Licensed by the encrypted channel in December 2020 for having demonstrated his support live to Sébastien Thoen, dismissed after having parodied Pascal Praud and his program The time of prosStéphane Guy obtained at the end of May the cancellation of this sanction before the Paris Court of Appeal. And the sports journalist had confirmation that he was going to reintegrate the private audiovisual group.

“We will of course run this decision. But we have not yet discussed precisely on its missions ”said Thomas Sénécal, director of the Canal+sports service, in the columns of
The team. Before being fired, Stéphane Guy was the chain premium commentator, working on the largest French, European and English posters.

Stéphane Guy also leaves the L'Equipe channel

His departure took advantage of Paul Tchoukriel, propelled number one to the Champions League. Canal+ having acquired the rights of 100% of European cuts until 2027 for 480 million euros per season, it will necessarily have work to be given to the Normand (54 years), which was also on the RMC branch. Especially since it intends to give better exposure to the Premier League.

“We will decline the multiplex (4 games) on the Premier League on Canal+ Foot on Saturday at 4 p.m. We have the will to re-enchant her, put it back where she deserves it, that is to say in place of the first championship of clubs in the world ”explained Thomas Sénécal. Without specifying of course if Stéphane Guy would be asked to embody this new programming.