Lisandro Martinez, a defender for Manchester United, has been crowned champion of the World Cup.
Lisandro was a member of the victorious Argentine team that advanced all the way to the championship game, where they prevailed over a resolute French side that was led by Kylian Mbappe.
Martinez did not take part in the thrilling championship match because Lionel Scaloni believed that the only appropriate role for him was to sit on the bench.
The United player was on the field for the most of the Albiceleste campaign and was instrumental in a number of key moments throughout the tournament building up to the championship game.
Martinez, visibly shaken up after the game’s conclusion, posed for a photo with his family and his Argentine colleagues.
The central defender for United was overjoyed with his victory, in which he prevailed against Rafael Varane, his club’s defending partner and a World Cup winner in his own right.
Some football supporters were so enraged by Martinez’s interaction with the famed chef Salt Bae that they voiced their disapproval on social media. Martinez had been communicating with Salt Bae during the celebration.
Nusret Gokce, better known by his stage name Salt Bae, was able to make his way onto the field at the Lusail Stadium, and his encounter with Martinez grabbing the trophy was caught on film. This exchange can only be characterised as being extremely embarrassing.
Salt Bae breached FIFA’s severe restrictions governing those who are permitted to touch the trophy by remaining on the pitch with the Argentine players after the game had ended.
The Turkish butcher found himself in the same bizarre contact with Lionel Messi as the Argentine “butcher” from United. Messi became upset when the chef patted him on the shoulder, and the butcher from Turkey found himself in the same situation.