In "Samir Nasri. Rebelle", on Canal+, the "little prince" of OM settles his scores

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As a child, Samir Ben-Saïd—he would take the name Nasri when his father recognized him—lived in Gavotte-Peyret, on the edge of Marseille's northern neighborhoods. A good student, his mother imagined him becoming a doctor. "It's good, being a doctor, we save lives," she says into the camera. But he dreamed of becoming a professional footballer. The kid had talent and character.

Spotted by OM coaches at the age of 12, Samir was the subject of his first report at 13. This gem, filmed by Vincent Alix for Canal+, greatly enriches the film. "I have too much of a winning mentality ," the child confides. "If we lose, I get angry. It's not good... Like my father: he got angry, he hit the referee, he was suspended for three years." The father confirms.

Samir played his first professional match at 17, for Sochaux (Doubs). With his talent with the ball and his devastating smile, he quickly became the "little prince" of the Stade-Vélodrome in Marseille: an unimaginable, idyllic, dazzling journey... until his selection for the French national team, for Euro 2008. How did he go from football genius to "uncontrollable" player, then undesirable?

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