Goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez had a celebration that was considered ridiculous after receiving the Golden Glove award at the 2022 World Cup, and Lionel Messi did not like that
After shining in the 2022 World Cup final, Martinez left a bad impression with a series of actions that were not beautiful such as excessive celebration, calling on teammates to observe a moment of silence for Kylian Mbappe in the dressing room. During the trophy procession in Argentina, this player continued to hold a mockup of the striker wearing the PSG shirt to mock.
FIFA has opened an investigation into these behaviors of Martinez, forcing him to apologize.
Emiliano Martinez has insulted Mbappe
Speaking to France Football, Martinez said: “Do I regret the celebrations? There are things I will not do again in the same way. I do not intend to hurt anyone. Throughout my career , I’ve played with French players and never had any problems.
“You can ask Giroud what kind of person I am. I really like the culture and spirit of the French people. The move I made with the title of best goalkeeper was just a joke to my teammates. Stop.
“I did it in the Copa America, and they all said to me: ‘Don’t ever do that again.’ Even Messi told me the same. I did it just to make fun of them, it lasted for 1 second.”.”
The action of the goalkeeper born in 1992 made many people really ‘itchy’, including Messi
Earlier, coach Emery said he would sit privately with Martinez, when the goalkeeper returned to England to discuss attitude and behavior at the World Cup.
“Of course I want Martinez to focus on helping the club win. On the other hand, I also want to control his behavior and emotions,” said the former Arsenal manager.
At the 2022 World Cup, Martinez played extremely well and helped Argentina win the championship. After receiving the Golden Glove award from the organizers, this Aston Villa goalkeeper had an оffensive celebration when he put it in a dangerous place and raised it forward.
After the World Cup ended, Martinez returned to play for Aston Villa. Last week, he and The Villa received a 2-4 defeat against Leicester in the 22nd round of the Premier League. The big challenge for the 30-year-old goalkeeper will come tomorrow (February 12), when Aston Villa must be a guest before Man City
Messi, Mbappe enter the top 3 nominations for FIFA The Best
Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe and Karim Benzema are the three contenders for FIFA’s 2022 Best Men’s Player award.
The Best is an award given to a player with an outstanding performance between August 8, 2021 and December 18, 2022.
Benzema won France Football’s Golden Ball in October 2022 after having the best season of his career with 47 goals and the Champions League, La Liga, and European Super Cup titles.
Meanwhile, Lionel Messi shines brightly in the 2022 World Cup, the tournament he and Argentina won the championship, and was voted the best player.
Kylian Mbappe is more disadvantaged than his two seniors when he only has the Ligue 1 title with PSG. In the final of the World Cup 2022, “Ninja Turtle” played hard and scored a hat-trick against Argentina. However, that was not enough to help “Les Bleus” defend the throne.
Shortlist for FIFA’s The Best award.
Since FIFA stopped collaborating with France Football and created a new award The Best in 2016, Messi has been honored once (2019), while this is the first time Mbappe and Benzema have entered the top 3 nominations.
In the category of the best coach award, FIFA will have a headache to choose the winner between Carlo Ancelotti (Real Madrid), Lionel Scaloni (Argentina) and Pep Guardiola (Man City).
Emiliano Martinez, Argentina’s number one goalkeeper, is facing the opportunity to win the prestigious individual award from the World Football Federation, when he entered the top 3 nominations for the Best Goalkeeper award, next to Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid – Belgium) and Yassine Bounou (Sevilla – Morocco).
Puskas, the award for the best goal of the year is a competition between Richarlison (Brazil), Dimitri Payet (Marseille) and disabled player Marcin Oleksy with a beautiful kick in November 2022.
The winners of the awards will be reveɑled at the gala night in Paris on February 27.
