Antoine Griezmann (31) invited himself to the beIN Sports studios a few hours after France’s victory against Ireland (2-0) on Thursday to comment on an American football match between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Detroit Lions (20-21).
In a few hours on Thursday, Antoine Griezmann (31) returned to school twice: that of the French team, then… that of the NFL regular season. After participating in the Blues’ victory against Ireland (2-0) during Euro 2024 qualifying, the midfielder traveled overnight (kick-off was scheduled for 3:20 a.m. in France) at the beIN Sports premises to act as consultants during the first game of the NFL regular season between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Detroit Lions (20-21).
He brought bad luck to the Chiefs and Mahomes
Lionel Buton, commentator of the match, shared a photo of the 2018 world champion in the studio with headphones on. “Let’s Go Chiefs,” says the player. “We couldn’t sleep there, guys, first game of the season.”
“I’m a big fan of Patoche (Patrick Mahomes, superstar quarterback of the Chiefs). As I say at home, it’s ‘Patou’!”, he added.
His short-lived role as consultant did not bring any luck to his hero, whose pass miscaught by Kadarius Toney and intercepted by Brian Branch was the cause of the equalizing touchdown for the Lions (14-14) in the third quarter. . “As luck would have it, when I’m here,” Grizou reacted hilariously. “Guys, I’m going home, thanks for inviting me!”
He has previously commentated on the NFL on Spanish television
Before leaving, he delivered one final quippy comment about Toney’s “slippery gloves.” “You see, that’s it, how long has he not trained. Limit practice!” The Chiefs, last winners of the SuperBowl, finally lost at home by one point.
A big fan of US sports, including the NBA and US football, Griezmann is a repeat offender of this type of appearance. Last January, the Atlético de Madrid player was invited to the set of Movistar+, NFL broadcaster in Spain, to play consultant during the conference semi-final between Cincinnati and Buffalo (27-10) .
