After 12 years on RTL, the 98 world champion settles down at Maison Ronde. He will become "sports ambassador at Radio France", a broad title which delighted this sports enthusiast. “On France Bleu, France Inter and France Info, I will continue to talk about football news but thanks to my weekly program on France Bleu I will tackle eclectic subjects around sports and the adventure of nature with my guests ”explains Bixente Lizarazu.
His arrival at Radio France corresponds to the will of the public group to gain momentum on the sporting theme thanks to strong news which will go crescendo until the Olympic Games in Paris in 2024. Previously, there will be Euro 2021, the Tokyo 2021 Olympic Games, the 2022 Football World Cup and the 2023 Rugby World Cup in Paris. Bixente Lizarazu brings his pointed knowledge of football but also his passion and curiosity for all sports.
Bixente Lizarazu refuses to succeed Jacques Vendroux, a sports figure at Radio France, who has extended his contract by one year. "We don't succeed Jacques!" He is my friend and I am delighted to be able to work with him ”says the former defender of the Blues.
From the start of the school year in September, Bixente Lizarazu will be omnipresent on all branches throughout the day on Sunday. We will find him in the morning on TF1 for the free-to-air program Téléfoot and, with his friend Grégoire Margotton, he will also comment in the evening on the 20 most beautiful posters of the L1 on the Téléfoot channel - but this time paying - which will broadcast the matches of the championship acquired by the Spanish group Mediapro. Just before, between 7 p.m. and 8 p.m., he will host a program on France Bleu which will of course be recorded.