Giroud in the Los Angeles serial theft case targeting professional players, 700 million won worth of jewelry watches were stolen
Feb 19, 2025
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The 38-year-old living legend Giroud, a former Arsenal and Chelsea striker, moved from AC Milan to Los Angeles FC in the U.S. Major League Soccer (MLS) last year. Like Lionel Messi, he decided to spend the last part of his career in the United States. An unexpected accident occurred at a time when he was enjoying happy soccer, such as a surprise transformation into a baseball player in the United States. Recent U.S. professional sports players such as Travis Kelce of the Kansas City Chiefs and Seattle Mariners Patrick Mahomes
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According to TMZ Sports on the 19th (Korea time), thieves broke into Giroud's home earlier this month and stole expensive items. Giroud and Jennifer bought the house in September last year, and Giroud's wife Jennifer found the window of the house broken on the 5th and reported it to the police, and police said the Giroud family had expensive items and several stolen. The total amount of damage, including 10 men's luxury watches, is reported to be as high as 400,000 pounds (about 730 million won).
The Los Angeles Police Department is continuing to investigate the case, but no suspects have been identified as of yet. In December last year, the FBI issued a warning about the threat of systematic theft against professional athletes in the United States. Two days after Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Mahomes became a victim of a home invasion theft on October 6 last year, Kelce's home was targeted, and analysts say Giroud's case is also related to the series of thefts.
Meanwhile, since joining LA FC last year, Giroud has only scored two goals in a total of 19 games. LA FC will play the opening game of the league against Minnesota United at 6:30 a.m. on the 23rd (Korea time) at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles.
Reporter Jeon Young-ji sky4us@sportschosun.com
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
