He became one of the great heroes of the WC final.
Then the golden goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez shocked the entire football world.
By making the most unexpected, obscene gesture during the World Cup gold celebrations.
It was a completely dramatic and crazy ending to the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. Argentina and France really offered dancing and the big stars Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappé took turns to score.
Martinez’s hero
In the end, everything had to be decided in a really thrilling penalty shootout after the score was 3-3 during 120 minutes of football entertainment on the field. Then stepped the goalkeeper hero Emiliano Martinez and became one of the major key players in securing Argentina’s first World Cup gold in 36 long years.
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The 30-year-old was then named after the match as the best goalkeeper of the entire WC tournament and received the prestigious Gold Glove award. But what he did next would surprise the entire football world and the millions and millions of television viewers who watched the World Cup final.
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The ugly gesture in the World Cup
For Martinez took the prize, which was a golden glove, and brought it to his writing in an obscene and most unexpected gesture. The ugly gesture puzzled everyone and no one had any idea why the Argentinian did that in front of the whole world.
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Now the goalkeeper, who plays everyday for Aston Villa, explains the truth behind the famous gesture.
– I did it because the French booed me. I can’t relate to their arrogance, says Martinez according to the German newspaper Bild.
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Emiliano Martinez also offered another taunt later in the dressing room. As Argentine players celebrated to the max, the golden goalkeeper asked his teammates to observe a minute of silence in honor Kylian Mbappésee the video below.
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