On September 30, an earthquake shook French football. Antoine Griezmann, world champion with 137 caps for 44 goals, decided to everyone's surprise to retire internationally. An unexpected announcement made by the 33-year-old player, both in terms of its timing and the precocity in the career of the Atlético Madrid player. The latter, however, explained at the beginning of September that he hoped to be able to compete in the World Cup with the Blues in the summer of 2026.
“The ending is not good enough”
And obviously, the supporters were not the only ones surprised. Asked about this in an interview with Média Carré, Alexandre Lacazette, the Olympique Lyonnais striker, also confided his incomprehension: “I find it sad (his exit), and I have the impression that it is hiding something. I don't know what it is either he's going to make a bigger exit later, or maybe he'll come back (to EDF) too… For me it's hiding something. something… end is not good enough, compared to everything he did in the French team. If the French team accepts that, it's a problem for me,” he explained. Once again, the thesis of a hypothetical return is present, but for the moment, nothing seems to indicate that “Grizou” will give us a “Zizou”.
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Alexandre Lacazette, the Olympique Lyonnais striker, spoke about the retirement of Antoine Griezmann from the France team. “Either he will make a bigger exit later, real goodbyes. Or maybe he will come back (to EDF) too… For me that hides something.”
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