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Published 15:32 8 Jul 2018 BST
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"I didn't celebrate because when I started as a professional I was supported by a Uruguayan who taught me the good and the bad in football and I have a lot of respect for Uruguay," he explained.
"I was also playing against friends, so I thought it was normal not to celebrate," he added, before saying other nice things about how much he loved Uruguayans and the South American country's culture.
Not that Luis Suarez gives a shit.
Word of Griezmann's respectful gesture has now reached the Barcelona striker, who clearly doesn't seem all that impressed.
"He's not Uruguayan, he's French and he scored a goal," Suarez told reporters.
"He doesn't know what we have to do to succeed in football. He will have his customs and his Uruguayan way of speaking, but we feel differently."
Charming, Luis, just charming.
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