You may not have noticed it but in the heat of Munich, last Saturday against Germany, Antoine Griezmann was the only player of the France team to wear a jersey in long sleeve version with the Blues, all followers of a short-sleeved rooster-struck tunic. Whether it's snowing, windy, raining or in a heatwave, the Blues striker does not vary his clothing habits by systematically covering his arms. In Spain, where temperatures are sometimes very high, “
Grizou
” also plays with an FC Barcelona jersey covering his entire upper body.
No matter if this sartorial craze is not always very comfortable on the lawn, the 30-year-old Mâconnais will not give it up anytime soon.
Not out of fetishism but because he took this habit a few years ago (he was already playing in short sleeves in 2011 under the colors of Real Sociedad for his debut in La Liga) by taking inspiration from David Beckham, fans of jerseys long sleeves in competition (in training, Griezmann's arms are regularly uncovered).
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