Antoine Griezmann scored to send his country into a World Cup semi-final the other day.
But you wouldn’t have known from his reaction, would you?
Granted wildly celebrating a goal when the goalkeeper has made a monumental cock up might be viewed as slightly over the top.
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Because Fernando Muslera really did go full Loris Karius with his blunder which effectively wrapped up France’s 2-0 win over Uruguay.
Griezmann, though, was almost sheepish in his reaction – and it turns out his relationship with Uruguay might explain why.
The France talisman has a deep rooted affinity for Uruguay due to his close connection with Atletico Madrid team-mates Diego Godin and Jose Gimenez.
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So out of respect he simply chose not to go over the top after his shot escaped through Muslera’s grasp.
“I did not want to celebrate on the pitch. I am very happy, but also sad for my [Atletico] teammates,” Griezmann told TF1.
“It was my first time against Uruguay, so there was plenty of emotion.
“I love Uruguayan culture and I love Uruguayans.
“I was also playing against friends, so out of respect I thought it was normal to not celebrate my goal.”
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Luis Suarez was having none of it, rejected Griezmann’s stance and slamming his decision.
“He’s not Uruguayan, he’s French and he scored a goal. He doesn’t know what we have to do to succeed in football,” Suarez said.
“He will have his customs and his Uruguayan way of speaking, but we feel differently.”
Tasty.
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