Hugo Lloris also did not want to let this go. While the controversial video released by Enzo Fernandez rekindled the rivalry between the French and the Argentinians, the former goalkeeper of the Blues also reacted. Like Wesley Fofana, Jules Koundé or Mike Maignan, the 2018 world champion condemned the behavior of the Argentinian players, who sang a racist chant against the French players.
Lloris gives them no excuse. “It doesn’t matter if you’re in a moment of euphoria because you’ve won an important trophy. It demands even more responsibility when you’re a winner, reacted the Los Angeles FC player. You don’t want to hear or see that kind of thing in football. We are all against discrimination and racism. I just think and hope it’s a mistake. We all make mistakes sometimes and I hope they learn from it.”
Lloris: “When you win, you are an example for others, especially for children”
Lloris thus reminds the 2022 world champions of their responsibilities. “They are the face of football right now, in South America, in the world. They deserve a lot of credit for what they have done on the pitch in the last four or five years. But when you win, you are an example to others, especially to children, explains the former Lyonnais. It was a real attack on the French people, especially on French people who have African origins and families.”
