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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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David Hytner in Doha

A class apart: France goalkeeper Hugo Lloris on threshold of history

Hugo Lloris and his France teammates warm up before training at Al Sadd Sports Club Stadium in Doh
Hugo Lloris and his France teammates warm up before training at Al Sadd Sports Club Stadium in Doha on Friday. Photograph: Tom Jenkins/The Guardian

Hugo Lloris heard the mating call of the English press. “You got two minutes?” one of the journalists asked. The France goalkeeper and captain did not have two seconds. “Oh, you want to talk to me now?” he replied, with no little huffiness, barely breaking stride en route to the stadium exit.

It was last Saturday night, France had just beaten England in the World Cup quarter-final and it was not immediately apparent what was eating Lloris. Turns out he was fuming at an article in one of the English newspapers that suggested he could be France’s weak link.

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