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Orlando Gill admits throwing ball at Mbappé

Paraguayan goalkeeper Orlando Gill admitted throwing the ball at Kylian Mbappé during celebrations after France's qualification for the quarter-finals, calling it a moment of heat.

Orlando Gill, the Paraguayan goalkeeper, acknowledged he had "a moment of heat" this Saturday when he threw the ball to the back of Kylian Mbappé. The incident occurred as the French forward was celebrating his team's advancement to the quarter-finals.

"I congratulated him with my hand, but since he didn't give me the ball, I entered a moment of heat," Gill explained in the mixed zone. The goalkeeper later calmed down and took the opportunity to congratulate France for their victory. turconews.click