Last Updated: March 11, 2023, 09:16 IST
Emiliano Martinez after profitable the golden glove at FIFA World Cup
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Emiliano Martinez’s FIFA World Cup-winning gloves had been auctioned for $45,000 in assist of a youngsters’s most cancers hospital
The gloves worn by Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano “Dibu” Martinez in the nail-biting penalty shootout with France at Qatar’s World Cup final last year were auctioned Friday for $45,000 in aid of a children’s cancer hospital.
“$45,000 for the Dibu gloves to help the Garrahan boys!” the Argentine Pediatric Foundation mentioned on Instagram, referring to the oncology ward of the Garrahan Hospital, the principle pediatric hospital in Argentina.
The public sale was held on-line Friday and featured Martinez through video-link from his residence in England, the place he performs for Aston Villa.
The gloves had been worn by Martinez as he confronted the penalty shootout in opposition to France within the closing in Qatar, with Argentina profitable 4-2, granting Lionel Messi’s crew the championship after drawing the match 3-3 in additional time.
“When they gave me the choice to donate the World Cup gloves, I didn’t hesitate, it’s an excellent trigger for the boys,” mentioned the goalkeeper through the occasion.
Martinez had autographed the inside of the gloves when announcing the donation in February.
“The World Cup finals are not played every day, (the gloves) are special. But it helps a child much more than me having them hanging in a frame in my house,” he mentioned.
Martinez additionally revealed the explanation behind his celebration after profitable the golden glove on the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
“It was simply foolish issues for me. It’s one thing I’m not happy with to be truthful as a result of I had achieved it within the Copa America. My mate was saying ‘I bet you’re not going to do the identical because the Copa America within the World Cup’. I say ‘yes, I’m going to do it’.
“So I’ve achieved the identical celebration that I’ve achieved within the Copa America. Seeing all of the issues afterwards and all of the criticism, I ought to not likely have achieved it. So that’s the one factor I’m not happy with from the World Cup.”
(With inputs from Agencies)
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