They share the antenna on TF1 since 2016, each match of the French football team. Grégoire Margotton and Bixente Lizarazu are the two votes of the Blues, and viewers can appreciate their competence and their complicity behind the microphone.
Quite rarely, the two men display disagreements, and this was the case on Tuesday evening during the meeting between France and Iceland (2-1), as part of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers.
After the entry into the game of Kingsley Coman, Grégoire Margotton spoke of the signature of the French international in Al-Nassr. The commentator then praised the merits of the offensive quartet of the Saudi club, also composed of Sadio Mané, Joao Félix and Cristiano Ronaldo. Pretty names to place on a match sheet.
Lizarazu and Saudi Arabia, it's no
Obviously, Bixente Lizarazu is not convinced. “I don't watch this championship”replied the 1998 world champion, quite coldly. There followed a short moment of short but quite annoying silence.
Grégoire Margotton has tried to defend his remarks by explaining that the Saudi championship had strengthened well in recent months, which has immediately helped to raise the level of play. But Lizarazu does not give up. For him, it is “too bad” that the players mentioned above no longer evolve in Europe. In the lot, there are two former Bayern Munich players, a club dear to his heart …
