It is the end of a very long story for Christian Jeanpierre. According to information from L'Équipe, which we are able to confirm, the sports journalist was served with dismissal by the directors of TF1. "The negotiations are difficult," confirms a person familiar with the matter. "Zero comments," we told the management of the front page when the journalist was unreachable.
Entering TF1 as an intern in 1988, Christian Jeanpierre, 53, rose all the steps one by one. Report, then columnist in "Telefoot". He then commented on major international football and rugby competitions. In March 2008, after the sudden death of Thierry Gilardi, he took over the controls of "Telefoot" and especially the matches of the French football team, which he will follow from 2008 to 2016, first with Jean-Michel Larqué and Arsène Wenger, then with Bixente Lizarazu.
He had commented on the final of the Rugby World Cup
The year 2016 marks the beginning of 4 years of long agony for Christian Jeanpierre. The journalist was first replaced by Grégoire Margotton at the head of the Blues' matches. But he continues to comment on matches of other teams during Euro 2016 and the 2018 World Cup. But the defector from Canal + will also take over the reins of "Telefoot" after the 2018 World Cup. Each time, Christian Jeanpierre swallows snakes without saying anything. This fall, he was the one who commented on the Rugby World Cup, including the final between England and South Africa, in duet with Dimitri Yachvili. This summer, for Euro 2020, which will be broadcast on TF1 and M 6, the front page only focuses on the duo Grégoire Margotton / Bixente Lizarazu.
This information falls a few hours before the broadcast of the annual "Enfoirés" gala. A spectacle of which Christian Jeanpierre is one of the artisans of the shadows. The amateur drummer is a close friend of Jean-Jacques Goldman. Each year, he signs a behind-the-scenes documentary for the benefit of Restos du Coeur. "Les Enfoirés, les secrets de une concert", will be broadcast on Saturday March 14, 2020, at 1:30 pm. These will be his last words on the front page.
