Last weekend, the French championship resumed its rights, with an opening match between Rennes and Marseille. A first lifting necessarily marked by the major beginnings of Ligue 1+, the new channel launched by the LFP which broadcasts 8 matches out of 9 per day – BeIN Sports has retained the retransmission of the Saturday meeting at 5 p.m.
Freshly recruited by Ligue 1+ to join the editorial team, Giovanni Castaldi found himself at the heart of a surge of criticism on social networks in recent days. The reason? His remarks made a few months ago on the set of the L'Equipe chain, where he clumsily qualified OM as ” Omit ». This is why his arrival at the new French football platform made teeth cringe from Marseille supporters. Some have even decided to boycott the chain.
The story even went further. A surfer has published on X (ex-Twitter) a false screenshot of a so-called private message where the 35-year-old journalist ironically responds to a fan of the Marseille club: ” So sardine is not happy? Thank you for the € 14.99 per month to pay my salary. »»
“What happened to Giovanni Castaldi is not normal”
Determined not to let this Fake-News pass, Giovanni Castaldi announced that he was going to file a complaint. “I see two things about on social networks in recent hours circulating. On the one hand, an account lends me remarks that are not mine and which are completely invented. This published DM is a fake! That's why I decided to file a complaint “, He said on X.
In this case, Giovanni Castaldi can count on the support of Nicolas de Tavernost, boss of LFP Média. “” That everyone can have their opinion, the defense of their club, I don't mindfirst recalled the former M6 boss Tuesday evening in the after foot on RMC. The public, sometimes supporters, do not accept. What happened to Giovanni Castaldi is not normal. We support it thoroughly. Whether there is someone who is rather pro-Paris, pro-lyon or pro-lille, but that it is not a unique opinion, it seems normal to me. »»
