The world champion, returned by OM and now in Portugal, deciphers for
Le Figaro
the world of football and its excesses.
At 34, Adil Rami once again tastes the pleasure of being on a pitch, under the colors of Boavista in Portugal.
After two years of tumult, between his dismissal from OM for "serious misconduct" last year, his failed experiences in Turkey and Russia, the accusations of violence from his former companion Pamela Anderson, the world champion paid the price. chronic.
Moment chosen for him, without losing his smile and his banter, to confide in a book,
Autopsy
(Éditions Hugo Sport) to be published this Thursday.
Without language, he tells about his career as a mechanic in Fréjus until the coronation of Moscow, the abandonment of his father, the media coverage, the money, the temptations as crazy as they are numerous behind the scenes of the sulphurous world of football.
Interview with a personality apart.
Your stint at OM between 2017 and 2019 ended with a dismissal for "serious misconduct" and a lawsuit ...
I love this club and the people who follow it, but there is one person I hate.
He used to work with Mickey and Goofy and he thinks it's the same in the world of soccer.
He disrespected me and people don't know the real reasons for my exit with OM.
We think it's because of "Fort Boyard" (
he had participated in the show without the agreement of the club
), but that has nothing to do with it.
I can't talk about it, but one day we'll find out the truth.
I am on trial with them, I have been unjustly fired and justice will do its job.
I am calm and as Ribéry would say,
“I don't have keçaquadire”
(
he bursts out laughing
).
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What would you like to change in your career?
I could have had a better career with a better lifestyle.
Too many outings, too many girls and I didn't pay enough attention to my weight.
I climbed very high quickly, playing against Messi and Ronaldo in La Liga with Valencia (
2011-2014
).
But my big problem was the food.
I love eating.
When I was average, it was because I was 2 or 3 kg too much.
Today, I go to bed at midnight maximum, before I played the Playstation until 2 am.
And I stretch, I drink a lot… I had this realization late and it's a shame because when I'm 100% physically, no attacker in the world scares me.
All Rami's goals with OM (2017-2019)
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