The championship celebration mocked Marseille for being criticized, Rotten: I am just a former Parisian player speaking

Football 6:05pm, 7 October 2025 140

When attending the event to win the Champions League in Paris, Roten caused controversy. He sarcastically sent a sarcastic fan: "It will always be the first team to win the European trophy twice, we have completely defeated the Marseille."

Previously, Marseille won the UEFA Champions League in 1992/93, and Paris won the 1995/96 European Cup Winners Championship.

The fierce remarks angered Eric Dimeko, a former Marseille player and now also serves as a commentator. Invited to participate in the RMC program, Dimeco expressed his disappointment, saying that he "feeled uncomfortable", believing that the joke from a colleague and friend made him "feel offended" and even "feeled hurt in person."

Luo Teng explained in the face of these criticisms, but did not apologize. Rotten said: "At that moment, I did not appear as a host or RMC commentator. I was just Rotten, a former Parisian player who played for Paris for 6 years and played more than 200 games."

"Eric, you know, the Marseille people also know: maybe those who were shocked by my speech at the Princess Park are because we are all nourished by this opposition to Marseille. At that time, I was just speaking as a former Parisian player and felt proud because the club put the old players in the spotlight and emphasized that this Champions League trophy was also of their contribution."

He also mentioned the provocative behavior of some Marseille fans before the finals: "If you feel angry or offended, then you should know that it is a very special occasion, and I was not on the live broadcast at the time. In my opinion, I did not put Marseille audiences on the opposite side, although some people did feel unhappy."

"Teaching has always been a part of football, and you know that very well, Eric. In any case, on the show the day before the Champions League final, we received calls from Marseille fans who said they bought Inter jerseys and things like that."

source:7m c