With more than 200,000 followers on
, “
Philousports
” has made a place for itself on social networks and among sports lovers, of which he was a part.
As reported by his communication agency, Philippe passed away this Saturday at the age of 49, he who suffered from a myopathy and having had a tracheotomy.
He had made a name for himself by commenting, with humor and an offbeat tone, sports news on social networks since 2011.
In recent months, he had launched a Twitch channel on which he relayed games of video games. The symbol of the acceptance of his "
flaws
" as he said recently in an interview with
Brut
. "
My goal is to really, thanks to my little notoriety, to show everyone that it is possible
", he said.
And that's exactly what this Corsican did, show everyone that disabilities are not necessarily insurmountable barriers. A message of hope every day. "
What touches me are the people who tell you that you are useful for something, that you are not useless
", he had again said in this interview with Brut. And to add: "
That's what I want to be, when I'm no longer there, that we say to ourselves:" Damn, Philou he would do that, Philou he would do like that ". That's what I want.
"
The disappearance of Philippe, monster of benevolence, aroused a strong and broad wave of emotion on social networks. “An admirable person, with whom I had the chance to exchange. An example for all. A lover of football and life. Sad news. Rest in peace my Philou ”, for example indicated the striker of PSG and Blues Kylian Mbappé, on Twitter. All our thoughts are with his family and loved ones.
