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11th Feb 2015

Video: Olivier Giroud gives humble acceptance speech after winning hottest player award

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Conan Doherty

It was only right that he thanked his parents.

Olivier Giroud doesn’t take his good looks for granted. He knows where they came from and he’s thankful for it every day.

The Arsenal front man has been awarded the title of the Premier League’s hottest player by Paddy Power and, in a touching acceptance speech, he refused to acknowledge his own hard work. Instead, nobly thanking everyone else involved in getting the French man to where he is today.

The award caught Giroud completely off guard though. Luckily, he had a few notes to carry around with him just in case.

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