Mandanda back for the Champions League

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By: Nicolas Gerbault

Last week, after twenty years of career,
Steve Mandanda announced his retirement. However, the now ex-goalkeeper has not finished with the football sphere.

According to The teamCanal+ has already recruited it to come and garnish the ranks of its team of sports consultants. And the former emblematic player of Olympique de Marseille will quickly be launched in the deep end.

Indeed, Steve Mandanda will officiate on the encrypted channel during the Champions League evenings. Especially when the Marseille club is on display. However, the native of Kinshasa should not be on the air Tuesday evening, for the trip of OM to Bernabéu, on the occasion of the first day of the league phase.

Mandanda was not missing contenders

Steve Mandanda could have continued his player career a little longer since he
was not missing solicitations. During the offseason, Le Havre, Lorient, the front of Guingamp, Stade Brestois 29 or Montpellier had approached it.

“I needed to take my time to accept it, already, because it is not simple, but yes I stop. (…) I had a great period of reflection because I had a lot of calls but I said no every time ”had revealed the tricolor international (35 selections between 2008 and 2022).