He deserved it. Having become the top scorer in the history of the French team (137 selections and 57 goals), Olivier Giroud ended his international career after Euro 2024. This Sunday, he was back at the Stade de France for a tribute to the height of his legend.
On the sidelines of the kick -off, Olivier Giroud appeared on the lawn with his four children. At the same time, his flocked jersey of number 9 was symbolically hung on the stadium roof in the middle of the other icons of the selection, Lilian Thuram, Thierry Henry, Zinedine Zidane, Marcel Desailly, Hugo Lloris or Didier Deschamps…
Giroud: “I feel lucky, honored, touched and blessed”
“I feel lucky, honored, touched and blessed”launched Giroud, moved, to the 80,000 spectators who came to garnish the Stade de France. “” It’s heart warm. We lived extraordinary moments, in my heart. You know my attachment to this team, I already miss it, but I am proud of what I have achieved with it. »»
Also honored by the irresistible French, who dedicated a tifo to him, the Los Angeles FC striker then took place in the spans of the enclosure of Saint-Denis alongside Lilian Thuram.
