Manchester City midfielder, Kevin De Bruyne branded a journalist ‘stupid’ following a question about Belgium’s golden generation after they got eliminated from the 2024 Euros.
An own goal by Jan Vertonghen in the 85th minute proved to be the final blow for Belgium, as they were eliminated from the tournament following a 1-0 loss to France in the last-16 in Dusseldorf.
With no goal from open play, France have had difficulty scoring goals and finished the group stage with the fewest goals scored in an initial round since the 2010 World Cup.
Even though Randal Kolo Muani’s effort beat the Belgian defense to give Les Bleus a late lead. Didier Deschamps’ team had to settle with progression instead of pushing for more. Even if they had a chance to score twice for Kylian Mbappe.
In the keenly contested match, the Red Devils’ last-ditch attempts were unsuccessful. Though, France will really need to step up their attacking efforts when they play Portugal in Hamburg on Friday.
According to Football 365, after the game, a post-match press conference was held of which De Bruyne was questioned about Belgium’s “golden generation”.
“Why didn’t Belgium’s golden generation win anything?”
In response, De Bruyne asked: “Do you think that France, England, Spain and Germany do not have a golden generation?” Before De Bruyne could be heard calling the journalist “stupid” and shaking his head in astonishment.
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Palmeri wrote on X: “Ahah DeBruyne just called me stupid. Hey Kevin, little memo for you: the golden generation you mentioned of France, England, Germany and Spain they ALL REACHED A FINAL!
“Usual footballer that wants only question telling him how good they are. Spoiled brat.”
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