Grégoire Margotton
{{short description|French sports journalist}}
{{Use British English|date=April 2020}}
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{{Expand French|Grégoire Margotton|topic=bio|date=December 2020}}
{{Infobox presenter
| name = Grégoire Margotton
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| caption = Grégoire Margotton commentating in 2017
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1969|11|9|df=y}}
| birth_place = Lyon, France
| alma_mater =
| show = Téléfoot
| network = {{flatlist|* Canal+
- TF1}}
| country = France
}}
Grégoire Margotton (born 9 November 1969) is a French sports journalist who has worked for French television channels Canal+ and TF1. Since 2018, he has been the main presenter of the TF1 football programme Téléfoot.
Personal life
Margotton's father taught at Lumière University Lyon 2.{{cite news| url= https://www.liberation.fr/sports/2016/05/29/gregoire-margotton-euro-d-etre-la_1455927| title= Grégoire Margotton, Euro d'être là| language=fr| last=Lefilliâtre| first=Jérôme| work=Libération| date=29 May 2016| accessdate=20 April 2020}} He studied his Baccalauréat in Lyon, before moving to Liverpool, England as an Erasmus student.
Career
Margotton studied journalism at Bietry school, which was named after French journalist {{ill|Charles Bietry|fr}}. In 1992, he started working for Canal+ as an intern. Margotten and Darren Tulett were the French language commentators on the Pro Evolution Soccer 2013 game.{{cite web| url= https://www.jeuxactu.com/pes-2013-les-commentateurs-83132.htm| title= PES 2013 : DAREN TULLET ET GRÉGOIRE MARGOTTON PARLENT DU JEU| language=fr| publisher=Jeux Actu| date=14 September 2012| accessdate=20 April 2020}} In 2014, Margotten started presenting La Data Room de Canal + (The Canal+ data room), a weekly short programme that looks into the statistics of football matches.{{cite news| url= https://www.mediasportif.fr/2014/09/15/canal-lance-sa-data-room/| title= Canal + Lance Sa Data Room| language=fr| work=Media Sportif| date=15 September 2014| accessdate=20 April 2020}} In the same year, Margotten suggested that matches between Paris Saint-Germain and Marseille should become a derby match.{{cite news| url= https://blog.lefigaro.fr/football/bruno_roger-petit/2014/03/psg-om-ne-lappelons-plus-clasico-mais-derby-de-france.html| title= PSG-OM, ne l'appelons plus "Clasico", mais "Derby de France"...| language=fr| last=Roger-Petit| first=Bruno| work=Le Figaro| date=2 March 2014| accessdate=20 April 2020}}
In 2016, Margotton moved from Canal+ to TF1, as he wanted to spend his weekends with his family rather than at football matches.{{efn|Since 2007, rights to Ligue 1 football were held by Canal+. Téléfoot shows highlights of foreign matches, European club competitions, and international matches.{{cite news| url= https://www.nouvelobs.com/sport/20120106.OBS8266/telefoot-c-etait-mieux-avant-au-temps-de-thierry-roland.html| title= "Téléfoot", c'était mieux avant, au temps de Thierry Roland| language=fr| last=Kefi| first=Ramses|work=L'Obs| date=6 January 2012| accessdate=19 April 2020}}{{cite journal| url= http://gymnasium.ub.ro/index.php/journal/article/download/506/690| title=The French Ligue 1 TV Rights Selling Model – Historical Study| last=Koutroumanides| first=Christos|journal=Scientific Journal of Education, Sports, and Health|publisher=University of Bacău| volume=19| date=2018| accessdate=19 April 2020}}}} His first match for TF1 was the Téléfoot coverage of an international friendly between France and Cameroon. He was chosen ahead of Christian Jeanpierre to present Téléfoot's coverage of France matches at UEFA Euro 2016, and commentated alongside Bixente Lizarazu.{{cite news| url= https://www.lemonde.fr/actualite-medias/article/2016/05/10/tf1-chipe-gregoire-margotton-a-canal_4916636_3236.html| title= TF1 chipe Grégoire Margotton à Canal+| language=fr| last=Delcambre| first=Alexis| work=Le Monde| date=10 May 2016| accessdate=20 April 2020}}{{cite news| url= https://www.huffingtonpost.fr/2016/03/29/christian-jeanpierre-tf1-remplace-gregoire-margotton-euro-2016_n_9562612.html| title= Christian Jeanpierre remplacé par Grégoire Margotton sur TF1 à partir l'Euro 2016, selon L'Équipe| work=HuffPost| date=29 March 2016| accessdate=19 April 2020}} In September 2017, Margotton began hosting Rendez-vous Sport, a two-minute summary programme about football results and players.{{cite news| url= https://www.mediasportif.fr/2017/09/09/tf1-et-france-2-lancent-des-pastilles-sportives-apres-leurs-journaux/| title= TF1 et France 2 lancent des pastilles sportives après leurs journaux| last=Messant| first=Nicholas| work=MediaSportif| date=9 September 2017| accessdate=20 April 2020}} Prior to the 2018 FIFA World Cup, Margotten and {{ill|Nicolas Glimois|fr}} hosted a documentary 98, secrets d'une victoire (98, secrets of a victory) about France's victory at the 1998 FIFA World Cup.{{cite news| url= https://www.lci.fr/culture/98-secrets-d-une-victoire-gregoire-margotton-et-nicolas-glimois-reviennent-sur-le-triomphe-des-bleus-2089986.html| title= "98, secrets d'une victoire" : Grégoire Margotton et Nicolas Glimois reviennent sur le triomphe des Bleus| language=fr| work=La Chaîne Info| date=8 June 2018| accessdate=20 April 2020}} After the 2018 World Cup, Margotten replaced Jeanpierre as the main presenter of Téléfoot.{{cite news| url= https://rmcsport.bfmtv.com/football/telefoot-gregoire-margotton-succedera-a-christian-jeanpierre-1441136.html| title= Téléfoot: Grégoire Margotten Succédera À Christian Jeanpierre| language=fr| work=BFM TV| date=9 March 2018| accessdate=19 April 2020}}{{cite news| url=https://orangefootballclub.com/fr/articles/medias-christian-jeanpierre-quittera-telefoot-en-fin-de-saison/| title= Médias : Christian Jeanpierre quittera Téléfoot en fin de saison| language=fr| work=Media365| via=Orange S.A.| date=28 April 2018| accessdate=19 April 2020}} Margotten and Lizarazu commentated for the Téléfoot coverage of the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.{{cite news| url= https://www.lequipe.fr/Medias/Actualites/Coupe-du-monde-2019-tf1-presente-son-dispositif/1016290| title= Coupe du monde 2019 : TF1 présente son dispositif| language=fr| work=L'Équipe| date=7 May 2019| accessdate=20 April 2020}}
Aside from football, Margotton has commentated for TF1 on handball. He commentated on the 2017 Men's{{cite news| url= https://tvmag.lefigaro.fr/programme-tv/gregoire-margotton-se-lance-dans-le-handball_edd5a5ba-e18a-11e6-9abe-50d11d5e9b14/| title= Grégoire Margotton se lance dans le handball| language=fr| last=Barenghi| first=Jean-Marc| work=Le Figaro| date=24 January 2017| accessdate=20 April 2020}} and Women's World Handball Championships,{{cite news| url= https://www.ozap.com/actu/handball-feminin-le-quart-de-finale-france-montenegro-sur-tmc-demain-soir/544897| title=Handball féminin : Le quart de finale France/Monténégro sur TMC demain soir| language=fr| work=Ozap| date=11 December 2017| accessdate=20 April 2020}} the 2018 Women's EHF Champions League,{{cite news| url= https://www.lequipe.fr/Medias/Actualites/La-finale-de-la-ligue-des-champions-de-handball-diffusee-en-clair-sur-tfx/897732| title= La finale de la Ligue des champions de handball diffusée en clair sur TFX| language=fr| work=L'Équipe| date=2 May 2018| accessdate=20 April 2020}} and the 2019 World Men's Handball Championship.{{cite news| url= https://tvmag.lefigaro.fr/programme-tv/mondial-de-hand-les-experts-sur-tmc_a1dd536a-1b17-11e9-833a-06cc65142907/| title=Mondial de Hand : les Experts sur TMC|language=fr| last=Barenghi| first=Jean-Marc| work=Le Figaro| date=19 January 2019| accessdate=20 April 2020}}
In 2019, Margotton appeared on a special edition of Qui veut gagner des millions ? to raise money for Notre-Dame de Paris
following the fire there. Margotten and Alessandra Sublet won 24,000€.{{cite news| url= https://www.telestar.fr/actu-tv/qvgdm/qui-veut-gagner-des-millions-arthur-donne-28-000-a-la-fondation-du-patrimoine-po-422232| title= Qui veut gagner des millions : Arthur donne 28 000 euros à la Fondation du Patrimoine pour atteindre les 100 000 euros| language=fr| work=Telestar| date=19 April 2019| accessdate=20 April 2020}}
Awards
In 2013, Margotton was awarded the Lucarnes d'Or award for best French sports journalist.{{cite news| url= https://www.programme.tv/news/actu/52200-lucarnes-dor-gregoire-margotton-meilleur-commentateur-de-foot/| title= Lucarnes d'or : Grégoire Margotton, meilleur commentateur de foot| language=fr| last=Robert| first=Thomas| work=Programme.tv| date=11 May 2013| accessdate=20 April 2020}} In 2017, he was voted the French public's favourite commentator in a French Football Federation poll.{{cite news| url= https://www.lequipe.fr/Medias/Actualites/Gregoire-margotton-est-le-commentateur-prefere-des-francais/810044| title=Grégoire Margotton est le commentateur préféré des Français| language=fr| work=L'Équipe| date=13 June 2017| accessdate=20 April 2020}}
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