Griezmann, a loyal Bleu with a Sky Blue affinity  

• Antoine Griezmann and Uruguay: a adore story goes on
• Charrua defender Diego Godin is a godfather of a striker’s daughter
• Griezmann elegant of Uruguay’s character of play

By Adrien Gingold with France

He never goes out but his maté [a tea-like distillate renouned in South America], speaks ideal Spanish, and has a daughter whose godfather is a Uruguayan executive defender. But if we consider we are articulate about a Celeste player, afterwards we would be wrong.

The male in doubt is France striker Antoine Griezmann, who spoke to us about a arriving quarter-final between a dual sides, an arise that is certain to be an romantic one for a actor who describes Uruguay as his “second country”.

Just hours after assisting France kick Argentina to pierce into a final 8 during a 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™, a Bleus front male was marvelling during Uruguay’s better of Portugal. “I’m unequivocally romantic about them subordinate since we adore a nation and a people,” explained Griezmann. “I’ve got a lot of friends there. It’s going to be a good diversion to play in and a unequivocally romantic knowledge too.”

The France man, who even describes his character of play as “Uruguayan, not distinct Cavani”, began his adore event with a nation of 3 million during Real Sociedad, where his manager was Martin Lasarte. Thrown in during a low finish by a former Uruguayan player, Griezmann was taken underneath a wing of another Charrúa, team-mate Carlos Bueno.

It was a ex-Paris Saint-Germain male who introduced Grizou to maté – that a Frenchman now takes with him on each outing – and who done him tumble in adore with another of his former clubs: Penarol. Griezmann is such a diehard, in fact, that he never misses a compare and knows all a fans’ songs.

Article source: http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/0307-griezmann-the-uruguayan-504w-2981179