''Téléfoot'' is a French

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programme produced by TF1 Production for

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. The programme was created by

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in 1977 to show French Division 1 highlights. Téléfoot now covers France international matches, European club competitions and foreign football leagues.

History

In 1977, Pierre Cangioni had the idea for a French football television programme. He pitched the idea to bosses of

, who agreed to pay 700,000 F to acquire the rights for the coverage from Division 1. It was France's first dedicated football television programme, and Cangioni was the show's first presenter. The original format was two matches, each with ten minutes of highlights, and an in depth look at some players, and the show was broadcast on Saturday evenings. The show was not allowed to be broadcast before 10:30pm so that people were able to go to matches and get home in time for Téléfoot. Initially trialled for 15 programmes under the name of Téléfoot 1 (so that the programme initials were TF1), TF1 decided to renew the show for the 1978, and renamed the show Téléfoot. In 1979, TF1 signed a three-year contract with Ligue 1 for the rights, at a cost of 9 million francs. In 1981, Téléfoot replaced Cangioni with

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as presenter, and the programme was moved to Sunday mornings. From 1983 until June 1984, Jean Raynal hosted the show. Didier Roustan was the temporary presenter in June 1984, before being replaced by

Thierry Roland Thierry José Roland (; 4 August 1937 – 16 June 2012) was a French sports commentator who was France's leading football commentator for 59 years. He began his career as a radio journalist for the ORTF when he was just 16 years old. Roland the ...

. Roland presented the show from 1984 until 2003. Roland's co-hosts included Roustan, , ,

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, Pascal Praud, , and

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. Roland commentated for Téléfoot on the

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. He is now known for the quote "Je crois qu'après avoir vu ça, On peut mourir tranquille" ("I think that after seeing that, We can die quiet") after France won the match. After Roland's departure, Jeanpierre hosted the show in 2004, alongside . In January 2005, they were replaced by Thierry Gilardi, who presented the show until his death in 2008. After his death, Téléfoot gave a special tribute to him, including interviews with

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and . Christian Jeanpierre took over from Gilardi as Téléfoot presenter, and his first programme was the one dedicated to Gilardi. Co-presenters alongside Jeanpierre included and , and

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made guest host appearances on the show. After the

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, Jeanpierre was replaced by

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as the main presenter of Téléfoot. In 2007, ''Téléfoot'' lost the rights to Ligue 1 football, after the

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awarded the rights to

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. Téléfoot continued to show highlights of foreign matches, European club competitions, and international matches. After the decision, former presenter Roland said that he would no longer watch Téléfoot, as he wanted to see French league goals. TF1 were the only

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French channel with coverage of the

. TF1 had won the rights to broadcast twelve matches at

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. In June 2020, it was announced that TF1 had partnered with new Ligue 1 rightsholder

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to launch a ''Téléfoot''-branded

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channel. The channel closed on 8 February 2021 after Mediapro exited its contract, and Canal+ reassumed them on an interim basis.

In popular culture

The French version of the

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game '' Michael Owen's WLS 2000'' was called Telefoot Soccer 2000.

References

External links

''Téléfoot''

''My Téléfoot''
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