Driven by the show TéléfootÉric Wattellier, referee of the AS Monaco – LOSC match this Friday, was equipped with an on-board camera.
“We are thinking about making the most of Ligue 1 images since we became the official magazine of the Championship again at the start of the season”explains Frédéric Calenge, director of sports editorial at TF1, to Léna Guihéneuf, journalist at The Team. This is how there was an event within the event this Friday, during the duel between LOSC and AS Monaco (0-0). On the pitch at Stade Louis-II, referee Éric Wattellier was equipped with a camera on his chest. This is a first in France, carried out under the impetus of the show Téléfoot broadcast on TF1 channels. His exchanges with the players, his assistants and the VAR referees will be used in the magazine and a six-minute summary broadcast this Sunday on the subject.
The chosen match, very choppy and interspersed with a multitude of irregular contacts, seems to have been relevant given the number of decisions taken by Éric Wattellier, including the distribution of a red card to Monegasque Jordan Teze (61′) at the hour of play. “We are keen to educate football fans, young players and viewers about refereeing. Referees are major players in the discipline but they are not respected enough. By showing that Ligue 1 players respect their decision, we hope that amateur players will do the same”continued Frédéric Calenge, explaining the objective of the project.
For the first time in the history of L1, the referee of the Monaco-Lille match, É. Wattellier, was equipped with an on-board camera.
1 initiative from the “Téléfoot” team, the TF1 show, as part of a report broadcast this Sunday at 11 a.m.https://t.co/6i19RQRlq9@gregmargotton pic.twitter.com/mjsFO5LFiY— En Pleine Lucarne (@EnPleineLucarne) October 19, 2024
