Even after aiming France’s gamesmanship and a whistle-happy referee, winger along with Australia has to face a heartbreaking 2-1 loss.
Indeed it’s a bad look for the football. During a frustrating afternoon in Kazan, Leckie received a yellow card. As a result, he is strolling a disciplinary tightrope for the rest of 2018 FIFA World Cup group stages.
The speedster admitted a further four fouls after going into the book in the 13th minute. And in several occassions, France’s left-back Lucas Hernandez was going down easily.
Leckie said,
“It’s disappointing for the game, that’s the type of controversy that upsets people about football,”
he added;
“It doesn’t help when my opponent, the left defender (Hernandez), was falling over and playing a lot of diving.”
The footballer who plays as a winger added,
“It was frustrating, he was literally falling over without any contact and the referee was giving free-kicks.
“I tried to speak to the referee, to tell him I wasn’t even touching him, he’s waiting for the small contact to fall down. The referee didn’t want to hear anything about it. He avoided it.”
Due to the early caution, Leckie said that he had to scale back his natural, combative style. He said,
“I always give 100 percent and be aggressive and go into every tackle, fairly of course. 11 minutes it was too early to give me a yellow card. I didn’t have the feeling I did too much wrong, it was just mistimed, not aggressive or dangerous,”
Let’s know more about Mathew Leckie through his personal life including his age, height and net worth along with his wiki-like bio.
Mathew Leckie Family Life With Wife & Children
When it comes to a player or athletes, people usually focus on their performance rather than their private life. So, on which track, Mathew Leckie’s married life going?
Well, most people might notice already that Leckie is a married man and it’s already been more than a year. He married his now-wife Laura Friese on May 28, 2016.
As for the ceremony, only his family and friends were present at their wedding. Not to mention, Leckie is not only a good husband to his wife but also a responsible father to his daughter.
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He had a double celebration with the birth of his daughter along with a double on his Hertha Berlin debut. When asked how he would celebrate the victory, Leckie said, “I’ll be going straight home to the baby.”
Speaking to Hertha TV, Leckie told, “It’s a special moment for me, not just outside of football with my baby just being born.
“Two goals at the start of my career in Berlin. I’ve never scored two goals in a game in the Bundesliga.”
He continued, “This week has been one of the best of my life. I’m definitely going to enjoy the next couple of days celebrating the performance.”
Besides, we can assume that Leckie is living quite a blissful married life with his wife and daughter. Not only that, no news of divorce or disputes came from the couple till now.
Mathew Leckie Wiki-Bio
Australian footballer Mathew Allan Leckie was born on 4 February 1991, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Currently, his age is 27 with a tall height of 1.81m and plays for Bundesliga club Hertha BSC as well as the Australia national team.
Whereabouts regarding his parents are unknown. As a child, Leckie aspired to play Australian rules football with his family supporting Essendon.
From the year 2009 to 2011, Leckie appeared in 35 matches for Adelaide United. However, in 2008, he started his professional career with the Bulleen Lions.
Moreover, in 2012, Leckie became a member of the Australian national team. For the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, he made a name in Australia’s preliminary 26 man squad.
Mathew Leckie Net Worth
Having an outstanding World Cup campaign, it resulted in pundits estimating Mathew Leckie net worth at $10 million.
