Booder hides his game well! The Franco-Moroccan comedian almost trod the lawns of football stadiums instead of boards. Guest on the set of Laurent Ruquier in the show Children of TV, Sunday February 7, 2021, Booder said that when he was younger, a famous football team contacted him to become a professional footballer. Surrounded by Camélia Jordana, Martin Solveig and Agathe Lecaron, Laurent Ruquier plays a game: he exposes statements about his guests and they have to guess whether they are true or not. When Booder's turn comes, the star presenter of France 2 says that the actor almost became a great player at Paris Saint-Germain! "It seems so impossible it must be true", says DJ Martin Solveig. "I find it a bit forced", explains singer Camélia Jordana, who doesn't really believe in it … Only journalist Agathe Lecaron thinks Laurent Ruquier's statement is true. "I would say 'true' until they found out he lied about his age!" The presenter of Kindergarten was not mistaken, because that's exactly what happened at the time!
Booder at PSG? The artist tells "his shattered dream"
Booder relates. "I went to a football tournament with the 8 years old, when I was 12. And we lied in my football license : I had put as a false name, Jean-Baptiste Poquelin (which is the real name of Molière, Editor's note) with my photo. No one had burnt down! I played, I finished "Best goal" and there, Thierry Princet, the recruiter of the P.S.G, saw me play. He said to me: 'Look, I want to take you to a training center, I'm going to call your parents …' "And since then you have been spending Christmas in Brazil!", cut Martin Solveig. The comedian takes up the thread of his incredible story: “I was so happy that I ended up telling the truth about my age. My dream shattered then, but it was a good experience! "
Although he evolves in a whole different universe than that of sport, Booder remains a football fan! The artist was even inspired for his stage name by that of Aziz Bouderbala, a Moroccan football star, who is one of his favorite players. A beautiful tribute !
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