"Let's go Chiefs": when Antoine Griezmann comes to comment on US football in the studios of BeIN Sports

Alexandre Dalifard / Photo credit: FRANCK FIFE / AFP 18:57 pm, September 08, 2023

Would Antoine Griezmann have found a new career? It is well known, the player of the France team likes to amuse the gallery. And on Thursday night, he proved it again. While the Blues had just won a fifth victory in a row in the qualifications for Euro 2024 by winning against Ireland (2-0) at the Parc des Princes, the Atletico Madrid striker did not take advantage of his evening to go rest, on the contrary.

After the match, coach Didier Deschamps had given his players free time, mainly to allow them to attend the opening match of the Rugby World Cup between France and New Zealand. But for Antoine Griezmann, the passion for American sport was too strong. If the vice-captain of the Blues is a fervent follower of the NBA, the North American basketball league, where he is regularly spotted at the edge of the floors, the 32-year-old player is also a big fan of American football. And he did not hide it Thursday night on BeIN Sports.

To the commentary of his favorite team

To everyone's surprise, the striker of the France team has traded his role of creator on the football field to be a commentator. A few hours after performing at the Parc des Princes against the overwhelmed Irish, Antoine Griezmann took advantage of his free time granted by his coach to sneak into the premises of BeIN Sports. And that's no coincidence. The Frenchman came for the resumption of the NFL championship, the American football league across the Atlantic.

The surprise arrival of Antoine Griezmann came to bring luck to the @Chiefs!
1 minute later, Brian Branch's Pick 6 and equalizer of the @Lions
Ah Bravo #NFLextrapic.twitter.com/G9pPl9hLNE

— LIONEL BUTON (@LioButon) September 8, 2023

And for the occasion, the Kansas City Chiefs, defending champions and Grizou's favorite team, launched hostilities against the Detroit Lions. "Let's go Chiefs. We couldn't sleep there, guys, first game of the season," said the 2018 world champion as he entered the studio.

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Unfortunately for him, his presence as a commentator did not bring luck to his team. Like the arrival of Antoine Griezmann, the defeat of the Chiefs (20-21), yet champions last season, was a real surprise, and this, from the opening of the championship. The star of the Blues will even have witnessed live a touchdown of the opposing team. "As if by chance when I'm here," he joked at the microphone of BeIN Sports. Even if there are still a few good years left for Antoine Griezmann on the football field, the striker of the Blues will find his place behind the microphones thereafter.