Darren Tulett

Darren Tulett born 2 June 1965 is an English journalist who presents football on French television He was a presenter for Canal for a decade and now works for beIN Sport His presenting style is lighthearted and flamboyant Although well known in France as the face of English football he is almost unknown in Britain Tulett was born in ShorehambySea Sussex and grew up in Lancing attending Boundstone School He took various jobs after leaving school and then studied politics and social sciences at Manchester Polytechnic On the spur of the moment Tulett agreed to go to France with a friend and there he taught English amongst various other jobs He wanted to become a journalist and was taken on by Bloomberg News in London as a sports reporter Tulett and his wife wanted to return to France and Bloomberg agreed to his request to report on the 1998 World Cup He then remained in France and reported for Bloomberg on football the Tour de France and the French Open He was also a presenter on Europe 1 Sport part of the Europe 1 radio network in France Around 2002 he was signed up by Canal as a presenter on LÉquipe du Dimanche a program on football elsewhere in Europe He also presented Fabulous Sport on Canal He reported in a lighthearted colourful 1960s style becoming known in France as Darren dAngleterre The Observer has called him The French Alan Hansen and The Daily Telegraph has called him The Austin Powers of French Television Also on Canal he presented Match of ze day on English football the name presumably derived from the BBC program Match of the Day with a stereotypical French pronunciation of the In February 2012 he joined Al Jazeeras beIN Sport in February 2013 he started as a presenter on beINs Lunch Time a daily sports program broadcast Mondays to Fridays in the middle of the day Darren is an ardent Arsenal fan with an Arsenal tattoo on his shoulder Source Article Darren Tulett from Wikipedia in English licensed under CCBYSA 30