Emiliano Martinez has defended his crude celebration after landing the coveted World Cup Golden Glove award, insisting that he did it "because the French booed me".
Martinez, 30, played a pivotal role as Argentina triumphed over France in an epic final at Lusail Stadium on Sunday. Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe starred in a frenetic finale, the former with a brace and the latter with a hat-trick, but the two sides couldn't be separated, with the score tied at 3-3 after extra time.
Just as he did in the quarter-final triumph against Netherlands, Martinez excelled in the penalty shootout to inspire Argentina to victory. And the accolades kept on coming for the Aston Villa goalkeeper, who was crowned as the tournament's best goalkeeper after the final whistle.
