Pierre Cangioni

Cangioni was born in Paris in 1939. His parents were from Corsica, and he grew up in Bocognano, Corsica.{{cite news| url= https://www.corsematin.com/article/papier/les-vies-de-pierre-cangioni| title= Les vies de Pierre Cangioni|language=fr| last=Allal-Volterra| first=Michel| work=Corse-Matin| date=10 December 2011| accessdate=13 January 2019}}{{cite book| url= https://books.google.com/books?id=vvAqDwAAQBAJ&q=Pierre+Cangioni+birthdate| title= The Language of the Game: How to Understand Soccer|last=Dubois| first=Laurent| publisher=Hachette| date=March 2018| isbn= 9780465094493|access-date=11 January 2019}} He remembers Bocognano being protected by the Italian Army during the Second World War. He attended Bocognano school. His family later moved to Ajaccio.

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Cangioni started working on the television coverage of French sport in 1972, commentating on football and boxing. He worked as a commentator on the French television coverage of the 1976 European Cup Final between Bayern Munich and Saint-Étienne at Hampden Park in Glasgow, Scotland.{{cite news| url= http://sport24.lefigaro.fr/football/ligue-des-champions/actualites/ah-!-si-les-poteaux-de-glasgow-avaient-ete-ronds-804471| title=Ah! Si les poteaux de Glasgow avaient été ronds...| language=fr| work=Le Figaro|date=12 May 2016| accessdate=11 January 2019}} In 1977, Cangioni had the idea for a French football television programme. He pitched the idea to bosses of TF1, who agreed to pay 700,000 F to acquire the rights for the coverage from Division 1.{{cite news| url= http://www.lesremplacants.com/telefoot-le-lent-declin-dun-mythe/1981/| title=Téléfoot, le lent déclin d'un mythe|language=fr| work=Les Remplaçants| date=17 January 2013| accessdate=13 January 2019}} Cangioni presented the first episode of Téléfoot,{{cite news| url= https://www.lesechos.fr/12/12/1994/LesEchos/16790-064-ECH_un-successeur-a-tapie-pour-presider-l-association-olympique-de-marseille.htm| title= Un successeur à Tapie pour présider l'association Olympique de Marseille| language=fr|last=Anglezi| first=Paul| work=Les Échos| date=12 December 1994|accessdate=11 January 2018}}{{cite news| url= http://www.leparisien.fr/culture-loisirs/tv/40-ans-de-telefoot-le-foot-c-etait-de-l-artisanat-raconte-pierre-cangioni-17-09-2017-7266273.php| title=40 ans de Téléfoot : "Le foot, c'était de l'artisanat", raconte Pierre Cangioni|language=fr| last=Jaeglé| first=Yves| work=Le Parisien| date=17 September 2017| accessdate=11 January 2019}}{{cite news| url= https://www.lemonde.fr/sport/article/2009/06/29/le-foot-francais-est-tres-permeable-a-tf1_1213035_3242.html| title= Le foot français est très perméable à TF1|language=fr| work=Le Monde| date=29 June 2009| accessdate=13 January 2019}} France's first dedicated football television programme.{{cite book| title= Téléfoot : 30 Ans de passion foot|language=fr| last1=Le Chevallier| first1=Matthieu| last2= Laurens| first2= Julie| publisher=Solar| date=2007}} He presented the programme for five years.{{cite news| url= https://www.telestar.fr/sport/telefoot-tf1-vous-souvenez-vous-de-tous-les-presentateurs-de-l-emission-sportive-photos-249336| title= Téléfoot, TF1 : vous souvenez-vous de tous les présentateurs de l'émission sportive ?|language=fr|last=Murce| first=Vincent| work={{ill|Télé Star|fr}}|date=20 November 2016| accessdate=11 January 2018}} Cangioni commentated with Jean Raynal at the 1978 FIFA World Cup in Argentina.{{cite news| url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Medias/Actualites/Disparition-de-jean-raynal/527668| title= Disparition de Jean Raynal|language=fr| work=L'Équipe| date=12 January 2015| accessdate=11 January 2019}} In 1986, Cangioni also commentated on Formula One and the Paris–Dakar Rally.

Fellow Téléfoot presenter Christian Jeanpierre said that Cangioni had a distinctive Corsican accent. French footballer Zinedine Zidane said that Cangioni was one of "the three voices of French football commentary, along with Thierry Roland and Thierry Gilardi."{{cite web| url= http://www.football365.fr/lemotion-de-zidane-apres-la-disparition-de-thierry-roland-1275545.html| title= L'émotion de Zidane après la disparation de Thierry Roland|language=fr|last=Garcia| first=Luis|publisher=Football365| date=16 June 2012| accessdate=11 January 2019}}

In December 1994, Cangioni became the president of Olympique de Marseille, replacing Bernard Tapie, who had been forced to resign due to the French football bribery scandal.{{cite news| url= https://www.liberation.fr/sports/1995/01/06/a-l-om-cangioni-doit-faire-la-manche_120900| title= A l'OM, Cangioni doit faire la manche| language=fr| work=Libération| date=6 January 1995| accessdate=11 January 2019}} Cangioni took ownership of 33% of the club, with the rest still belonging to Tapie. He left the role in May 1995,{{cite news| url= https://rmcsport.bfmtv.com/football/pierre-cangioni-j-ai-mal-a-comprendre-l-arrivee-dassier-81601.html| title=Pierre Cangioni: "J'ai du mal à comprendre l'arrivée de Dassier"|language=fr| work=BFM TV|date=20 June 2009| accessdate=11 January 2019}} saying that the role was not well suited to him.{{cite news| url= https://www.lemonde.fr/m-moyen-format/article/2016/09/20/l-om-club-de-la-presse_5000692_4497271.html | title= L'OM, club de la presse|language=fr|last=Telo| first=Laurent| work=Le Monde| date=20 September 2016| accessdate=11 January 2019}} In 2009, Cangioni was critical of the appointment of Jean-Claude Dassier as Marseille president.

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