Olivier Giroud is having a difficult time acclimatizing to the United States. Not off the field where he and his whole family thrive, but on the lawns. Arriving at the heart of summer, the former Gunner still has not scored a single goal in MLS after ten matches. This shortage did not prevent Los Angeles FC from qualifying for the semi-finals of the championship where a confrontation against Seattle awaits on Sunday.
The French world champion has also already expanded his record by winning the US Open Cup last September, scoring one of his two goals scored with the Angelenos since his arrival in California. A necessarily pleasant memory for the native of Chambéry. However, Olivier Giroud has decided to part with the match jersey by auctioning it for a good cause.
A previous Olivier Giroud jersey sold for 35,000 euros
“I am very proud and honored to have put this very special jersey up for auction for this Passeurs d’Espérance evening. This jersey, I wore it last September 25 during the final of the US Open Cup, the United States Cup, final in which we became champions and therefore this jersey has a particular value in my eyes and I hope that you will be generous in favor of our Christian brothers and sisters persecuted in the East and especially in Armenia”he announced in a video.
“I feel blessed to have won this new title with my new club and I know that this donation will bless all our persecuted brothers and sisters today who need support,”
he added, adding: “There is more joy in giving than in receiving.”
In the summer of 2023, one of the jerseys worn by Olivier Giroud during the quarter-final of the last World Cup against England (2-1), during which he scored the qualifying goal, had brought in some 35,000 euros during a previous auction for the benefit of persecuted Christians in Armenia.
