Belgium's Kevin De Bruyne was caught on camera muttering "stupid" as he exited a press conference after his team's exit from At 33, De Bruyne remains one of the few players still active from Belgium's heralded 'golden generation. ' Despite reaching the semi-finals at the 2018 World Cup and the quarter-finals in the surrounding European Championships, the team has failed to secure any trophies. France, who previously defeated Belgium in the 2018 World Cup semi-final, were once again the culprits, knocking them out of the Euros.
Jan Vertonghen, another veteran at 37, inadvertently scored an own goal that propelled France into the quarter-finals. When probed by a journalist about the golden generation's trophy drought, De Bruyne's frustration was palpable. "And you say that France and England and Spain and Germany is not a golden generation? " De Bruyne retorted before thanking the reporter and walking off stage, uttering "stupid" under his breath.
Journalist Tancredi Palmeri didn't take kindly to the remark, taking to social media to respond. "Ahah DeBruyne just called me stupid," he tweeted. "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." "No chance, we're too old," Kevin De Bruyne remarked about Belgium's prospects before their 2022 World Cup run, which ended in a shock group-stage exit behind Morocco and .
