Invited on the stage of the Pavillon Gabriel on Sunday evening to present the UNFP trophies for the best referees, Adil Rami worked on his performance.
Personal anecdotes about his relationship with the men in black and a few jokes to spice it up.
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“
Referees, you are part of our family… Well, like a mother-in-law.
Or an ex-mother-in-law.
Or even an ex.
Because against Clermont, I had the impression that it was Pamela who was refereeing me
", thus launched the 2018 world champion, in reference to his stormy and publicized break with the former star of Alerte à Malibu, Pamela Anderson.
The captain of Troyes then recounted a recent memory of his relations with the refereeing corps.
“
Promoted to captain of my team, I therefore approached you, gentlemen, the referees.
My first dialogue was against Marseille.
I'm not going to tell you the name of the referee because I don't want to put it in the sauce.
And I tell him in the middle of the match, "Mr. Letexier, I'm tired, how much time is left?"
And he answers me: “I will tell you at the end of the match.”
I felt like Monsieur Pignon…
”
Incredulous looks from Kylian Mbappé, Thierry Henry or Ronaldinho
Until then, Adil Rami had rather succeeded, snatching smiles and even a few laughs from the audience.
It was then that his performance got tough: Adil Rami launched into a series of mimes to try to guess the names of the winners.
Chicken dancing and twerking that provoked incredulous looks from Kylian Mbappé, Thierry Henry and Ronaldinho, among others.