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He was an iconic figure on the social network Twitter and far beyond. This Saturday, the announcement of the death of the man who called himself Philousports on Twitter was made by the communications agency he was working with. According to Brut, who devoted a report to him last May, he reportedly succumbed to a heart attack. From Pietracorbara in Corsica where he resided, Philippe, who suffered from myopathy and was confined to a wheelchair, had made the social network the receptacle for the best jokes and the showcase for children. Gifs the funniest of this sports enthusiast – in the plural -.
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The France team pays tribute to “one of the biggest sports fans”, when Roxana Maracineanu, the Minister of Sports, praises a man who “had a taste for life, for others and for sport”. “Upset”, the former swimmer remembers a man “benevolent and a real support for me”. The main French sports federations shared their sadness.
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