It is not football, but the Jean Pormanove affair which makes the news in France in recent days implies, directly or indirectly, some personalities in the middle. We knew that Adil Rami had given boxing lessons to one of the participants of these stale streams for their violent and humiliating scenes towards, in particular, the deceased, and was in frequent contact with one of the partners of Pormanove, of his real name Raphaël Graven. It is this time a current player of the French team and Paris Saint-Germain, Bradley Barcola, who is in the eye of the cyclone.
The international winger appeared during the live of several days which led to the death of the one who is today considered a martyr. Barcola intervened several times in live Organized by “Naruto” and “Safine”, the two personalities whose role in the death of Pormanove is pointed out. According to Liberation, the former Lyonnais has made several donations in recent years in charitable operations organized by the chain.
Aubameyang too
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, who recently returned to Olympique de Marseille, also sent a video message to the band during the retransmission of this live. Some will consider that the players in question have endorsed the actions of these individuals, in the same way as the hundreds of thousands of anonymous spectators who followed and funded their content …
A priori, no one other than Pormanove partners is likely to risk a bad publicity. At a time when Paris Saint-Germain and Olympique de Marseille are looking to be exemplary in somewhat different registers, it is in all cases embarrassing.