Griezmann: It would have been inappropriate to celebrate goal
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Griezmann: It would have been inappropriate to celebrate goal
Nizhny Novgorod (Russia) July 7 (IANS) France forward Antoine Griezmann said he chose not to celebrate his goal against Uruguay in their World Cup quarter-final "out of respect".
Before the match on Friday Griezmann spoke of his affinity with the South American country its people and their customs. But that affection didn t stop him from turning on a man-of-the-match performance as Les Bleus booked a semi-final place in Russia by beating the Celeste 2-0 reports Xinhua news agency.
The 27-year-old set up Raphael Varane s opening goal with a perfectly weighted free-kick before scoring with a long-range effort that slipped through the hands of Uruguay goalkeeper Fernando Muslera.
After his goal Griezmann stood with his arms by his sides before being mobbed by teammates.
"I didn t celebrate that goal because when I started as a professional footballer I was supported by a Uruguayan who showed me the good and the bad of football " he told reporters.
"Out of respect I thought it was inappropriate to celebrate that goal."
Griezmann is good friends with Uruguay center-backs Diego Godin and Jose Gimenez and is an avid fan of mate a popular herbal drink in Uruguay Argentina Paraguay and southern Brazil.
--IANS pur/pgh/
Before the match on Friday Griezmann spoke of his affinity with the South American country its people and their customs. But that affection didn t stop him from turning on a man-of-the-match performance as Les Bleus booked a semi-final place in Russia by beating the Celeste 2-0 reports Xinhua news agency.
The 27-year-old set up Raphael Varane s opening goal with a perfectly weighted free-kick before scoring with a long-range effort that slipped through the hands of Uruguay goalkeeper Fernando Muslera.
After his goal Griezmann stood with his arms by his sides before being mobbed by teammates.
"I didn t celebrate that goal because when I started as a professional footballer I was supported by a Uruguayan who showed me the good and the bad of football " he told reporters.
"Out of respect I thought it was inappropriate to celebrate that goal."
Griezmann is good friends with Uruguay center-backs Diego Godin and Jose Gimenez and is an avid fan of mate a popular herbal drink in Uruguay Argentina Paraguay and southern Brazil.
--IANS pur/pgh/
