Before trivializing extreme right ideas on a continuous information chain, in this case CNews, Pascal Praud began his journalist career in the field of sport. Especially in Telefoot, on TF1, alongside Thierry Roland.
In 1988, when he was only at the very beginning of his career, he distinguished himself by an openly racist report broadcast in the Sunday magazine of the first channel. The latter concerned the black players evolving at FC Nantes, notably Antoine Kombouaré and Marcel Desailly.
Pascal Praud, Pierre Ménès Le Dédouane
During an exchange with Internet users, Pierre Ménès was invited to answer the following question: “You who was friends with Patrick Vieira, Abedi Pelé, Thierry Henry or Bafé Gomis, don't you mind that Praud considers them differently because they have another skin color?” ».
“He never made such comments in private. I would not have supported it ”, replied the former sniper of the Canal Football Club, on his YouTube channel. In October 2023, Pascal Praud found himself again in the center of a controversy against the backdrop of racist remarks. The 60 -year -old journalist had made a completely improbable link between bedbugs and immigration to France.
