After Foot reacts to controversy

After the controversial afterfoot broadcast on RMC waves last Thursday, Gilbert Brisbois wanted to apologize to the listeners.

“” If we shocked a whole community, it is because we have missed this evening and I am sincerely sorry. Obviously we are not infallible, we can be mistaken as a player can miss his match, and then recognize him. Here are the excuse words presented by Gilbert Brisbois on Sunday evening in the After Foot. For several days, the famous football program broadcast on RMC has been in turmoil.

For good reason, the intervention on the set of Caroline Yadan, deputy of the French residents abroad of the group together for the Republic. Invited to evoke the Flash mission on communitarian and Islamist drifts in sport, of which she is co-reporter with the RN deputy, Julien Oudoul, she made remarks that scandalized many listeners: “We know them. There are some who pray in the locker rooms, as we know, others require prayer rooms. Two, three players are able to stop in full training to pray. Neutrality in sport exists and the state must absolutely be strong. »»

Present on the set Nicolas Jamain tried to qualify the words of the deputy together by evoking the other religions:

“This concerns all religions, and it concerns Lent and Jewish confession clubs”. He then indicated that sport ” is not a priority for Islamism separatism ” By quoting the conclusions of the report of high studies of the Ministry of the Interior published in 2022. Daniel Riolo on his side, which seemed to be in agreement with the words of Caroline Yadan, therefore retorted to Nicolas Jamain that it was not used ” Nothing to deny the realitye “

Walid Achechour decides to move away from RMC

Since the broadcast of the after foot last Thursday, the program has been the subject of numerous calls to boycott on social networks. A hashtag “#boycottafterfoot” was launched on the social network X. The famous columnist of the show, Walid Achechour, has also decided to move away from the program.

In a press release published on X, the columnist indicates that he has decided to distance himself from the program which, obviously, does not share his principles and values ​​while waiting to find an agreement with the management of RMC: “I decided to take a step back with the program on the next few days and I chat with management to find a solution while respecting my obligations ». To which Gilbert Brisbois said he hoped to see Walid Achechour very quickly on the set of the After Foot: “I want to tell him that he will be welcome, that hefter It is his house and that we love him ”.

Daniel Riolo has not yet taken the floor to give things to clarify this affair.