After eleven years and two hundred-hundred-old days of good and loyal service, Olivier Giroud turned the page of the French team after Euro 2024. A few months later, the current top scorer in the history of the selection will be entitled to a good and due tribute. Sunday evening at the Stade de France, on the sidelines of the quarter -final return from the League of Nations between France and Croatia, the Los Angeles FC striker against being honored by the public. He should have had Antoine Griezmann by his side, but the latter declined the invitation.
The Atlético de Madrid offensive, which also announced its international retirement (last September), nevertheless received an invitation from the French Football Federation so that it can be thanked for its service states. But he pretended a calendar problem to explain his absence. As surprising as she may seem, this excuse was confirmed this Sunday in the columns of The team. The sports daily said that the player “Was not able to free up the new obligations listed in his agenda”.
A tribute in June or September?
And the newspaper added that however, Antoine Griezmann
“Was happy to find his former partners”. But then of what order are these famous
“Bonds”. According to The teamAntoine Griezmann has before him a “Intense week” With in particular an appointment with the management of Atlético to discuss the rest of his adventure with the Madrid club. “Grizou”, however, also intends to be entitled to a tribute and possible dates would have already been mentioned. Tricolore fans could for example celebrate the native of Mâcon next September, as part of a hypothetical Final Four of the League of Nations.
If France, however, fails to pass the Croatian obstacle this Sunday, Antoine Griezmann could then be celebrated in a friendly match possibly organized in June. There is no doubt that supporters will prefer to wait a few more months for this. But faced with Croatia, Kylian Mbappé will have to be transcended to overthrow a particularly complicated situation, with two goals to go up.
