On Téléfoot, Hugo Lloris in tears in front of his dad
In an interview given to the magazine, the former captain of the France team returned, not without emotion, to the announcement of his international retirement.
Telefoot, TF1
In an interview given to Téléfoot, on TF1, this Sunday, January 15, Hugo Lloris burst into tears after a message from his dad.
FOOTBALL – “We are, oh so, proud of you. And we thank you.” From the first words of his father, Hugo Lloris could not contain his tears. In a major interview given to the magazine “Téléfoot”, on TF1, his relatives paid tribute this Sunday, January 15 to the former goalkeeper and captain of the France team who announced his international retirement at the start of the week.
“It’s not easy to announce this, but after fourteen years defending this shirt, which I wore with great pleasure, with pride, duty and a sense of responsibility, I believe I have reached the end”he announced inThe Team.
After this announcement, his teammates (Giroud, Rami, Pogba, Matuidi…) wanted to send him a final goodbye through excerpts broadcast during this interview, and to which Hugo Lloris responded live.
” I’m proud of you “
“That’s it, the time has come, I’m smiling, because I’m proud of you”addressed him in particular Blaise Matuidi, with whom he was world champion in 2018. “All these parades, all these rescues that you were able to give us, give us…”, continued Paul Pogba, the midfielder of the French team.
Not without emotion, Hugo Lloris answered them with tenderness: “It’s more than fourteen years of experience at the highest level, having known almost everything. Moments of joy, fairly strong relationships… and above all great moments of communion with our supporters.”he confessed.
The player, just retired, continued with a message this time intended for his supporters: “Simply, thank you. I get a lot of thanks, but it’s more of me thanking you. It’s a page that turns, but I can leave in peace. »
On Sunday, discover Hugo Lloris like you’ve never seen him before. Through testimonies from his relatives, he lives again… https://t.co/hpVMd8rsdF
— Telefoot (@telefoot_TF1)
“We’re going to take another handkerchief”
But it was his father’s message that aroused the most emotion in the former Tottenham goalkeeper. “Dear Hugo, a few words to thank you and to express all the joy we had in following you on your journey,” began his father. And from the first words, Hugo Lloris burst into tears. And for good reason, the former goalkeeper explains in another excerpt that he has “grandi through modesty, this is what characterizes our family”, as you can hear in the footage below.
🗣️ Lloris: “You managed to make my father speak… I grew up through modesty, that’s what characterizes… https://t.co/KuEiWQ3oly
— Telefoot (@telefoot_TF1)
“You managed to get my father to talk…”, added Hugo Lloris, handkerchief in hand. After a short break in the interview, just enough time to “take another handkerchief”who lost his mother to cancer when he was 21, replied to his father: “I believe that behind the success of a man, of an athlete, there are people behind, important people.And somehow my father was always an inspiration. »
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