Knysna affair: the former press officer of the Blues reveals Anelka’s version of Domenech

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By: Nicolas Gerbault

Anelka the “big idiot”, Gourcuff “mild autistic and stupid afterwards”, the identity of the mole: the juicy passages of the documentary on the Knysna fiasco

The documentary on the Knysna Affair continues to generate ink. After Foot guests on RMC last night, François Manardo, former press officer for the Blues in 2010, and Stephen Kamga, producer of the Netflix documentary “The Bus: The Blues on Strike”, returned in detail to the episode that occurred during France-Mexico and precisely to the altercation between Nicolas Anelka and Raymond Domenech at half-time. Present at the microphone, Manardo therefore delivered Anelka’s version, directly entrusted to the manager.

“Nicolas confirmed to me on Saturday morning that there had been an altercation, and told me: ‘I never insulted the coach, I told him to go fuck himself, him and his shitty team’” said the former press officer. As a reminder, Domenech expressed his disgust following the broadcast of this documentary.

Nicolas Gerbault

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