Julien Laurens Explained

Julien Laurens (born 4th October 1980) is a French football journalist and broadcaster based in London.

Laurens was born and grew up in Paris.

Career

Laurens works for the French newspaper Le Parisien,[1] and has featured regularly on BT Sport[2] Talksport[3] and ESPN[4] [5] as well as contributing regularly to The Times and their podcast The Game,[6] The Guardian[7] and the Daily Star.[8]

He has regularly contributed to The Totally Football Show podcast and live shows with James Richardson.[9] Laurens has also been a pundit on The Anfield Wrap.[10]

He is a regular for the BBC[11] and on BBC Radio 5 Live’s Euro leagues show with Mina Rzouki, James Horncastle, and Raphael Honigstein.[12] [13] He is also a regular contributor to the ESPN+ soccer show ESPN FC.Laurens promised to shave his head on television if Arsenal FC lost a Champions League tie against Ludogorets, which they did not.[14]

Laurens is the cohost of the Gab and Juls Podcast from ESPN with fellow football commentator Gabriele Marcotti.

He was included amongst the most influential Twitter users in the UK in association football.[15]

Personal life

Laurens is a supporter of Paris Saint-Germain and Arsenal.

In 2020, Laurens was invited to Brazilian forward Neymar's lavish birthday party in Paris, complete with all-white dress code.

References

  1. Web site: Julien-laurens - Toute l'info sur Julien-laurens - Le Parisien. leparisien.fr.
  2. Web site: Author Bio - Julien Laurens . Sport.bt.com . 2018-06-02.
  3. Web site: Julien Laurens.
  4. Web site: Julien Laurens Joins FC. ESPN.com.
  5. Web site: Football people on TV: Julien Laurens. Sarah. Winterburn. 30 April 2016. Football365.
  6. News: United aren't showing intelligence of a Mourinho side. 19 September 2016. The Times.
  7. Web site: Julien Laurens. The Guardian.
  8. Web site: Man Utd boss Jose Mourinho held talks with PSG - Julien Laurens. 16 October 2017.
  9. Web site: Totally Football - Off The Kerb Productions. Hazlitt Eastman. www.manta9.com. offthekerb.co.uk. 2018-05-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20180507003400/http://offthekerb.co.uk/totally-football/. 2018-05-07. dead.
  10. Web site: Gutter Special: Julien Laurens Inside Track on Liverpool's Move for Adrien Rabiot. 2018-09-06.
  11. Web site: Conte needs to stop complaining about money - Horncastle, In Short - BBC Radio 5 live. BBC.
  12. Web site: Euro Leagues Football Show - Downloads - BBC Radio 5 live. BBC.
  13. Web site: Euro Leagues Football Show - Episode guide - BBC Radio 5 live. BBC.
  14. Web site: BT Sport's Julien Laurens makes BOLD bet ahead of Arsenal vs Ludogorets. . 19 October 2016.
  15. https://www.coral.co.uk/football/100-influential-people-football-twitter_49123.html/amp