VIDEO. “I couldn't wait to play on this pitch”: Olivier Giroud's first steps with Los Angeles FC

| August 14, 2024 | Sport | No Comments

VIDEO. "I couldn't wait to play on this pitch": Olivier Giroud's first steps with Los Angeles FC

The French striker discovers a new championship. – Capture

Former French international Olivier Giroud played his first match for his new club, Los Angeles FC, on Tuesday night at home against San Jose in the Leagues Cup.

Giroud, who will celebrate his 38th birthday on September 30, came on in the 71st minute of the match won 4-1 by his team, qualified for the quarter-finals of the competition between teams from the North American (MLS) and Mexican (Liga MX) championships.

Giroud, the top scorer in the history of the French team (57 goals), did not score on his debut with the Californian club. “I couldn't wait to play on this pitch in front of this extraordinary crowd. I received a very warm welcome from everyone, like a member of the family. “I would like to play even longer than I played this (Tuesday) evening, but it is obvious that it is better to start little by little,” Giroud said in a press conference.

A duo with Hugo Lloris

Los Angeles FC will face the Seattle Sounders in the quarter-finals on Sunday. The resumption of the MLS championship for LAFC, currently 2nd in the Western Conference, is scheduled for August 25 in Vancouver, Canada.

The French striker signed after the end of his contract with AC Milan until December 2025 with Los Angeles FC to live his "American Dream" and win "more and more trophies", he confided on August 2. In California he met up with his best friend in the French team, former French goalkeeper Hugo Lloris, who “really convinced him to come.”

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