Hugo Lloris has hung up his goalkeeper gloves for the Blues. A few weeks after France lost to Argentina in the World Cup final, the footballer announced his international retirement. “There comes a time when you have to know how to pass the hand. I don’t want to make it my own, I’ve always said and repeated that the France team doesn’t belong to anyone, and we all have to make sure that’s the case, me first. I think that behind the team is ready to continue, there is also a goalkeeper who is ready“, he explained, before saying more about the reasons that led him to make this decision. “I prefer to go out being at the top than to wait for a drop in speed, or too much competition. There is also a family choice, I feel the need to spend more time with my wife and my children.” After the shock announcement of this departure, the TF1 magazine Telefoot devoted this Sunday, January 15 a long format to Hugo Lloris. And the latter did not manage to hold back his tears in the face of the testimonies of his teammates, coach Didier Deschamps and his father, Luc Lloris.
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The ex-keeper of the Blues bursts into tears after a tender message from his dad
Just retired from the Blues, Hugo Lloris could not contain his emotion when he discovered a message from his dad, Luc. “Dear Hugo, a few words to thank you and express all the joy we had in following you on your journey. We are so proud of you. We thank you and besides it’s not over“, said Luc Lloris in a video recorded and broadcast this Sunday in Telefoot. Tender words that touched the heart of the former captain of the Blues. “You got my dad talking“, he confided, with tears in his eyes. “I grew up through modesty. This is what kind of characterizes our family. Behind the success of a man, of an athlete, there are important people behind. Somehow, my father has always been an inspiration“, he continued before adding: “When we play, we also represent these people. I feel the need vis-à-vis my family, my wife, my children, my father, my brother, my sister, my grandmother, to spend a little more time with them.“
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“It’s a page that turns“
Hugo Lloris, still under the influence of emotion, also wanted to address a big “thank you“to all of his supporters.”I get a lot of thanks, but it’s more me who should be thanking them“, he declared in front of the journalist Saber Desfarges. “It’s a page that turns, but I can leave in peace. I would have given everything for this jersey of the Blues and somewhere for the French.” That is what is said!
Article written in collaboration with 6Médias
