World Cup hero's 'no class' act during parade

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Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez has again recovered himself successful blistery h2o aft taunting French guardant Kylian Mbappe during World Cup celebrations successful Buenos Aires.

Footage taken of Martinez astatine Argentina's triumph parade, pursuing the nation's 4-2 punishment shootout triumph implicit France connected Monday, showed the Aston Villa subordinate parading astir the team's open-top autobus with a babe doll displaying Mbappe's look connected it.

Martinez whitethorn person been the leader for Argentina during the shootout with the people level astatine 3-3 aft other time, but fans connected societal media person been speedy to constituent retired that the 30-year-old conceded a hat-trick to Mbappe during the decider.

"Seriously, wherefore would Emi Martinez bash this? You won the World Cup - conscionable bask the adulation?" shot pundit Simon Hill wrote connected Twitter.

It is not known wherever the artifact doll came from, including whether Martinez was fixed it from a subordinate of the assemblage oregon helium made it himself.

Martinez was precocious forced to explain his crude celebration aft helium was awarded the Golden Glove grant arsenic the tournament's champion goalkeeper.

Upon receiving the gong during the post-game ceremony, Martinez held it adjacent his groin successful effect to boos from the French crowd.

"I did it due to the fact that the French booed me," Martinez told Argentine vigor presumption La Red.

"Pride does not enactment with me."

Not for the archetypal clip successful the celebrations, Martinez besides jested astatine Mbappe during Argentina's post-match festivities successful their dressing room.

In a clip, Martinez tin beryllium heard asking for a "minute of silence" for Mbappe aft his squad failed to support their World Cup title.

Taking to societal media, fans are acrophobic the rivalry betwixt the brace could person an adverse effect connected Martinez's countryman Lionel Messi with helium and Mbappe to resume arsenic teammates astatine Paris Saint-Germain successful France's home league.

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