Emiliano Martinez defends controversial Golden Glove celebration at FIFA World Cup final: ‘Even Lionel Messi told me…’

Martinez received the Golden Glove during the awards ceremony, and his celebration with the trophy sparked much debate. After receiving the award, he held it to his ground area in celebration, much to everyone’s amusement.
It was a replay of his celebration after winning the best goalkeeper award at Copa America 2021. Martinez was recorded during Argentina’s celebrations in the locker room calling for a minute of silence for Kylian Mbappe and continued with the taunts during his country’s trophy parade.
In explaining his Golden Gloves celebration, the goalkeeper revealed that even Messi advised him not to repeat the gesture. Do I regret the festivities? Well, there are some things I would never do again in the same way, and I never intended to hurt anyone.
I’ve played with French people all my life and never had a problem… You can ask Giroud about my personality. I admire French culture and mentality , he explained.source; soccer storiesMy gesture with the best goalkeeper trophy was a joke between my teammates. I’d already done it at the Copa America, and they all told me there was no way I could do it again. That was even confirmed by Leo. I did it solely for their benefit.
It was over in a split second , he went on to say. FIFA has launched an investigation into Argentina’s World Cup celebrations after they defeated France on penalties in the final. The goalkeeper could also face punishment for his gesture.