Martinez was named its best goalkeeper after the triumph in the recent PK final tournament. The 30-year-old goalkeeper, receiving the golden glove trophy, made a rude gesture to the French national team (visible in the title picture of the article).
The achievements of the Argentine goalkeeper did not end there, because during the celebration of the championship title, Martinez came to the parade with a doll on which Mbappe’s face was pasted.
This honestly makes me laugh, if you were to show this image to a causal football fan that didn’t watch the final, you’d think Emi Martínez had Kylian in his pocket all game. The truth is, Mbappé made this guy pick the ball out of the back of the net 4 times.
Actual obsession. pic.twitter.com/oq2z0h7cYQ
— RMZZ (@RMBlancoZz) December 20, 2022
Mbappe, who was the main target of these rude actions, has finally commented on what happened.
“Parties aren’t my problem. I don’t waste my energy on useless things like that. With him [Martinesu] after the match I spoke and congratulated. It was his life’s work. Mine too, I failed, but you have to know how to keep the sportsmanship,” said Mbappe.
Martinez made six appearances for Argentina at the 2022 World Cup, scoring six goals and going three games unbeaten.