Serge Aurier: his apologies to Laurent Blanc were 'scripted', ten years later

Ten years after the Periscope affair, Serge Aurier has reportedly revealed that his apologies to Laurent Blanc were 'scripted', according to RMC Sport and L'Équipe.

Laurent Blanc, joueur de football

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Ten years after the Periscope affair, Serge Aurier has reportedly revisited his apologies made to Laurent Blanc. According to RMC Sport and L'Équipe, the former Paris Saint-Germain player is said to have stated, "I didn't mean a word of it," about the apologies he made at the time.

The two media outlets describe the apologies as "scripted" or "fake," made after Aurier's insults on Periscope. No further details were provided in the headlines consulted.

Sources

  1. RMC Sport"Je n’en pensais pas un mot": les fausses excuses de Serge Aurier envers Laurent Blanc, dix ans après l'affaire du Periscope (new window)rmcsport.bfmtv.com
  2. L’Équipe« Je n'en pensais pas un mot » : les excuses scénarisées de Serge Aurier à Laurent Blanc, dix ans après ses insultes sur Periscope (new window)lequipe.fr