Belgium captain Kevin De Bruyne was embroiled in a disagreement with a journalist after his facet crashed out of Euro 2024 within the final 16.
An Eighty fifth-minute Jan Vertonghen personal objective was sufficient to settle a tense match because the Belgians adopted up their 2022 World Cup group stage exit with one other early departure in Germany.
The Euro 2024 defeat marked the tip of a disappointing event for Domenico Tedesco’s males, who scored simply twice in 4 video games, because the solar units on the group’s so-called ‘Golden Technology’.
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And it was this label that upset the Manchester Metropolis man in his post-match press convention.
“Is it exhausting that the golden era did not obtain a ultimate?”, De Bruyne was requested.
“What’s a golden era?”, the 33-year-old replied. “Yours!”, was the response, earlier than De Bruyne hit again.
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“Silly”: Kevin De Bruyne offended after a query about his “golden era” who did not win something #belgium #frabel #euro2024 pic.twitter.com/7z7bOzsbh1July 1, 2024
“Yours?,” he requested. “And also you say that France, England, Spain and Germany isn’t a Golden Technology? Okay, thanks.”
As De Bruyne headed for the exit, he was captured on digital camera shaking his head, saying: “Silly.”
That clip rapidly hit social media, with Tancredi Palmeri, the journalist concerned within the change, firing again on X.
Ahah DeBruyne simply known as me silly.Hey Kevin, little memo for you: the golden era you talked about of France, England, Germany and Spain they ALL REACHED A FINAL!Traditional footballer that wishes solely query telling him how good they’re.Spoiled brat https://t.co/vuxnu8y9B1July 1, 2024
“Ahah DeBruyne simply known as me silly,” he posted. “Hey Kevin, little memo for you: the golden era you talked about of France, England, Germany and Spain they ALL REACHED A FINAL!
“Traditional footballer that wishes solely query telling him how good they’re. Spoiled brat.”
Whereas the controversy continued on social media, the query of what subsequent for De Bruyne and Belgium will come to the fore within the coming days, with the midfielder addressing the matter of his future with the nationwide group earlier within the press convention.
“It is too early to say,” he mentioned. “Let me course of this primary. First vacation after which I will take into consideration the long run.”
France’s win means they may face Portugal within the quarter-finals on Friday after Cristiano Ronaldo’s facet edged previous a spirited Slovenia facet on penalties.
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