Former Nottingham Forest forward Jason Cummings has received a hilarious response from Olivier Giroud, following his claims about the France striker.
Cummings, who made 17 appearances for Forest during the 2017-18 season, was named in Australia’s squad for the World Cup, despite previously making two appearances for Scotland. In a somewhat surprising turn of events, the Socceroos finished second in Group D behind France, qualifying for the round of 16.
Cummings made his World Cup bow as a substitute in their group game against Les Bleus, though not everything went to plan for the 27-year-old. After initially trying to swap shirts with Kylian Mbappe, Cummings turned his attention to Giroud, but claimed that the ex-Arsenal and Chelsea striker pretended not to understand him.
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The Central Coast Mariners forward explained that he had first been knocked back for Mbappe’s shirt after waiting outside France's dressing room. “When I was walking back I saw Giroud, as handsome as ever, and asked him for it but he just walked past and pretended he never spoke English – he has been in the Premier League for about 10 years,” he said .
However, Giroud has laughed off suggestions that he ignored Cummings after the game. Instead, the veteran striker proved that he had already swapped his shirt with Cummings’ teammate Jackson Irvine, posting a picture of his shirt on social media with the message, “Hi @jacksonirvine how is my English mate?”, along with laughing emojis.
The ex-Forest forward may have only made one appearance during the World Cup but Cummings did also have advice for Lionel Messi ahead of the final. Posting a picture of himself talking to Messi after Australia’s clash with Argentina, Cummings wrote, "Do the basics right Leo. Don’t play the occasion, play the game. All the best, Cumdog."
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