The Argentina national team returns after the World Cup (video editing: Nir Chen)
Aston Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez starred at the World Cup in Qatar with a string of saves to help Argentina win the trophy for the third time.
But even after the World Cup ended, the goalkeeper "starred" during the celebrations with some teasing acts especially against Kylian Mbappe.
Remember, Martinez shouted in the dressing room "Ambela is dead" during a "minute of silence" for the French star and during the victory parade he held a baby doll with the face of Ambala, with Messi his friend from Paris Saint-Germain standing next to him.
The goalkeeper received a lot of criticism for his defiance, but apart from talking in France they also decided to act and the French association submitted an official complaint to the Argentine association against the goalkeeper last night.
Noel Le Grat, the chairman of the French federation, turned to Claudio Tapia, the corresponding chairman of Argentina, and sent him a letter in which he regretted the goalkeeper's behavior.
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Amy Martins with a doll and the star's face (Photo: Reuters)
"I wrote a letter to my colleague from Argentina against the goalkeeper," Le Grat wrote, "I think this is unusual and improper behavior in terms of sports and it is difficult to understand. He went too far against Mbappe, whose behavior on the other hand is exemplary and he did not react."
The tension between the two existed even before the World Cup because of an innocent statement by Kilian who said that "the teams from Europe come more prepared to the World Cup because the level in the leagues in Europe is higher".
The goalkeeper was not oblivious and responded that "Mbappe doesn't know enough because he has never played in South America".
Now it remains to be seen how and whether Argentina will handle the goalkeeper, but it is likely that there will be no intervention on their part and the complaint is just for the record.
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