It's a legendary voice that has gone out. Eugene Saccomano, who commented on football in Europe 1 in 1960 and for forty years, died Monday at 83 years. The one who accompanied you many evenings on Europe n ° 1 first, then on Europe 1, was notably at the microphone a famous evening of 1998. It was the 12 of July, at the Stade de France. One night when he had plenty of time to exult, as in the third goal of Emmanuel Petit who completed the victory of France on Brazil (3-0) in the final of the World Cup football.
"And the third goal, 3-0! We are, they are, all together, the whole of France is champion of the world of football. History!", He exclaimed in his emblematic style. "We knocked them out, we knocked them down!"
>> An unforgettable extract that you can listen to above.
Return to the 1998 World Cup on Europe 1 with our series "Blue Card"
On the occasion of the twenty years of the victory of the Blues, Europe 1 produced a series in four episodes, "The blue card", in which you can find excerpts of comments of Eugene Saccomano. To listen again here:
• EPISODE 1 - Warm-up, France is on time at the World Cup
• EPISODE 2 - The rise of the Blues against a backdrop of hooliganism
• EPISODE 3 - France behind the Blues
• EPISODE 4 - The Blues on the roof of the world