Emiliano Martinez's rude gesture to Kylian Mbappe in World Cup final revealed
The Argentine goalkeeper behaved obscenely towards the Frenchman
More than a year has passed since Lionel Messi's Argentina lifted the World Cup in Qatar and new images and details of the final in which the Albiceleste beat France on penalties are still coming to light.
In the Netflix documentary 'Captains of the World' a situation has been revealed that has not gone unnoticed by users of social media and has quickly gone viral.
The image shows an obscene gesture by goalkeeper Argentina Emiliano Martinez towards France's Kylian Mbappe.
When the French striker bends down to pick up the ball before taking the penalty, Martinez approaches him and makes a gesture with his pelvis at the level of the Frenchman's face.
It was a sexualized gesture reminiscent of when the goalkeeper picked up the World Cup golden glove and placed it on his crotch.
The Aston Villa goalkeeper came in for widespread criticizm after the World Cup final thanks to what was viewed as a rude and unprofessional gesture given the number of dignitaries and executives that were present and handing out medals.
It was a very mixed night for Mbappe as he actually managed to score a hat-trick in a World Cup final, but he was not able to win the trophy for the second time in his career.
Argentina won the penalty shoot-out 4-2 and Messi finally got his hands on a trophy that had alluded him for almost his entire career.
Read on marca.com
