You couldn't miss it.
With his fluorescent pink dye, Antoine Griezmann was easily recognizable this Friday evening, at the Stade de France, against the Netherlands (4-0), during the first match of the Blues in the Euro 2024 qualifiers. This haircut , which he has displayed since the end of 2022 and his return from the World Cup in Qatar, he did not really choose it.
It is quite simply the result of a democratic process that took place within the family framework: “
It was played between blue and pink.
I have three girls at home (his wife and his two children) and we are only two boys (his son and him), we voted and the pink won, ”he explained at the beginning of January
in an interview published by Atlético Madrid.
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Since the start of his career, the 2018 World Champion has been a fan of eccentric hairstyles.
It's a way for him to affirm his uniqueness but also to reveal his mood: “
With my haircuts, that's how you can see if I'm happy or not.
Since childhood, it has always been like this, the look, the colors…
”, he wanted to underline at the beginning of the year, still in an interview granted to the Colchoneros.
One thing for sure, this dye does him well on the pitch.
Indeed, this Friday, the striker (or midfielder) found his way back to the nets with the France team, almost a year and a half after his last goal.
Will he continue to see life in pink?
Answer (already) this Monday (8:45 p.m.), against Ireland.
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