Argentina’s title at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar left many postcards. Although the main protagonist was Lionel Messi, who won his first World Cup, alluded to striker Kylian Mbappé during Lionel Scaloni’s team’s celebrations. As you remember, footballers like “Dibu” Martínez made fun of the PSG attacker several times, which did not please the French Football Federation.
Noel LeGraet, President of the unit, dismissed the celebrations of the Albiceleste players, assuring that he had sent a letter to Claudio ‘Chiqui’ Tapia, chief honcho of the Argentine Football Federation, to express his anger at what had happened.
Speaking to the Medium Ouest-France, the French manager claimed that he could not understand the reason for the gestures and that “these excesses are abnormal in the context of a sporting competition”.
‘Dibu’ Martínez has become one of Argentina’s most controversial players. Photo: EFE composition/Twitter recording
It should be noted that Le Graet was not the only one who spoke out. The French Economy Minister Bruno LeMaire, He criticized FIFA’s role in sanctioning these acts.
“These are unworthy insults and what is FIFA doing? Sport is a matter of fair play and respect for others and also respect for the losers,” he told Radio Sud.
On the other hand, Mbappé has decided not to take many days off and has already joined PSG’s work in view of restarting the season. Remember that the Paris team will try to win the Champions League for the first time and their rival in the round of 16 will be Bayern Munich.