Formerly emblematic commentator of Canal+, first for the first league meetings then the great shocks of Ligue 1, Stéphane Guy had been suddenly dismissed by his management in December 2020 for having supported Sébastien Thoen, fired after a parody of The time of pros on CNews (another group channel).
At the time, Maxime Saada, president of Canal+, had justified the sidelining of Stéphane Guy in the magazine
The team:: “Stéphane, I had already told him several times that it was not his antenna, that he could not use it to say things that passed through his head. Myself, I have never allowed myself that. »» Lunar.
The sports journalist won a long legal battle and is back on the antenna! In August 2022, the Paris Labor Council had agreed to Stéphane Guy, judging his dismissal as “abusive”. On June 25, the Paris Court of Appeal confirmed the nullity of the dismissal and ordered the reintegration of the commentator within Canal+, in addition to condemning the company to pay a total amount of just over 700,000 euros!
Stéphane Guy back in the Premier League
The former presenter of J+1sometimes criticized but still very invested, has resumed service to Canal+ by finding his “childhood love”. He flew to Manchester with Christophe Jallet to comment on the shock of the second day of the Premier League between the city of Pep Guardiola and Tottenham. Enough to delight numerous round ball followers, some recalling Stéphane Guy's outstanding flights to PL goals, including “The Infernal Wayne Rooney”.
In recent years, Stéphane Guy, 54, has not been idle. He was working in
After Foot On RMC then on the L'Equipe channel, while launching his guest house in Alençon (Orne), where he grew up.
