From Monterrey, Mexico, André-Pierre Gignac will follow this World Cup final between Argentina and France. The Tigers striker had made these two finalists, and England, his favorites at the start of the competition. Consultant on the Fox News channel, the former Blues striker (36 caps, 7 goals) said before the France-England quarter-final (2-1) that he would be behind the Argentines if the Blues were to lose. during this match and in particular because of “the immense career of Leo Messi”.
The final of Euro 2016 still across the throat
“But I never said I was for Argentina before this final against Franceconfides the ex-Marseillais. There are sentences that are being taken out of context right now. In no case will I support Argentina and Messi for this final. It’s nonsense, and not even thinkable! I was a French international, I lost a Euro final in this jersey in 2016, I cried with my teammates in the locker room at the Stade de France after this defeat against Portugal (0-1 ap, July 10, 2016) and I still have lots of friends in Qatar like Hugo (Lloris), Olivier (Giroud), Anthony (Griezmann) or Steve (Mandanda). They want people to believe that I’m for Argentina… I’m all behind the Blues! I want them to bring that Cup home again. »
Even for the match in the match between Kylian Mbappé and Lionel Messi, “APG” is behind the French prodigy even if “Messi remains a huge player for everything he has done for football. »