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Emi Martinez dusts off trophy celebration during Copa America parade in Argentina

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<p>The Aston Villa goalkeeper has become famed for his somewhat bizarre antics on and off the pitch, with a reputation being earned as one of the best players of mind games in world football. As a result, <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/animal-in-goal-emi-martinez-crazy-penalty-record-shootout-heroics-lionel-messi-argentina-copa-america-quarter-finals/blt2921170906f12337" target="_blank">Martinez has become something of a penalty-saving king</a>.</p>

WHAT HAPPENED?

<p>His exploits when facing nervous opponents in a battle of wills from 12 yards out have allowed Argentina to <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/terrible-personality-emi-martinez-argentina-team-mate-jokes-world-cup-winning-goalkeeper-changed-penalty-shootout-hero/bltc9c01d76d4b5b807" target="_blank">savour back-to-back Copa America triumphs and a World Cup win</a> at Qatar 2022. At the first of those events, in 2021, Martinez picked up the coveted Golden Glove prize.</p>

THE BIGGER PICTURE

<p>He celebrated said triumph by sticking his award against his crotch – with that routine quickly becoming his party piece. He <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/martinez-explains-lewd-golden-glove-trophy-celebration-argentina-world-cup/blt84db3069432c6623" target="_blank">caused a storm when collecting another top keeper award in the Middle East</a>, before seeing the <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/watch-emiliano-martinez-argentina-recreate-golden-glove-celebration-world-cup-trophy-lionel-messi/blt5053746f9fd93069" target="_blank">families of team-mates emulate his efforts</a> with the World Cup trophy.</p>

DID YOU KNOW?

<p>Villa boss Unai Emery said he would “speak to” Martinez about his celebrations, but the 32-year-old sees no harm in his actions. He said in the wake of capturing a global title in Qatar: “The gesture I made with the best goalkeeper trophy was a joke with my team-mates. I had already done it at the Copa America, and they all said to me, ‘No way’ to do it again. Even Leo [Messi] told me that. I did it for them, nothing more. It lasted a second and that was it.”</p>

WHAT MARTINEZ SAID

<p>Martinez has now repeated the trick with the Copa America trophy – much to the amusement of his international colleagues. The Argentina camp were all smiles after seeing their No.1 keep another <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/leo-shirt-paulo-dybala-reacts-taking-messi-no-10-jersey-injury-enforced-absence-argentina-inter-miami-superstar/blt24d570fff197e724" target="_blank">clean sheet in a 3-0 2026 World Cup qualifying win over Chile</a>.</p>

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Emi Martinez can’t help himself! World Cup-winning goalkeeper dusts off lewd trophy celebration during Copa America trophy parade in Argentina | Goal.com US

World Cup winner Emi Martinez has dusted off his lewd trophy celebration when helping Argentina to parade their latest Copa America crown.