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Hugo Lloris, a very discreet hero

2023-01-10T18:13:44.326Z


PORTRAIT – The goalkeeper and captain of the French football team, who drew a line under his international career on Monday evening, will leave an indelible mark in the history of the selection.


Hugo Lloris is a man of few words, but above all the anti-star par excellence.

At a time when football is also experienced through social networks, small futile phrases or controversial slippages, the record holder of selections for the France team has not stopped during his long adventure with the blue jersey to protect himself against any this excitement.

So it came as no surprise to anyone, when drawing a definitive line on his international career on Monday, to see the Niçois announce the news with three interviews given to

L'Équipe

, TF1 and

Nice-Matin

, almost discreetly, while French football was passionate about the latest developments in the soap opera Noël Le Graët.

Many other internationals would have imagined a more enticing exit from the track, but the 36-year-old goalkeeper, 145 caps (absolute record) and four World Cup finals (2010, 2014, 2018, 2022) on the clock, does not not run after the light.

Anything but the kind of Lloris…

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Source: lefigaro

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