"Jewelry and Watches Too"... Soccer Star Loses 700 Million Won After Home Burglary

Olivier Giroud's Los Angeles Home Burglarized
French soccer star loses jewelry and luxury watches worth $500,000

Recently, a series of burglaries targeting the homes of famous athletes have occurred in the United States. French soccer star Olivier Giroud (38) is reported to have suffered losses worth hundreds of thousands of dollars due to a thief breaking into his residence.

According to foreign media including the AP News on the 18th (local time), a thief recently broke into Giroud's home located in Los Angeles (LA), California. The LA police received a report that the upstairs bedroom window of the house was broken, and the thief entered through this window.

French football player Olivier Giroud. Instagram

At the time of the incident, no one was home at Giroud's residence. After returning from an outing, his wife discovered the broken window and missing items, and then reported the incident to the police.

The American sports media outlet 'TMZ Sports' explained, "Giroud lost jewelry and luxury watches in this burglary," adding, "The damage amounts to $500,000 (approximately 720 million KRW)."

Last year, Jiro purchased a house in Los Angeles (LA), USA, and posted a commemorative photo on Instagram.

Recently, burglaries targeting the homes of professional athletes have been on the rise in the United States. Previously, stars from the National Football League (NFL) such as Joe Burrow and Patrick Mahomes, as well as Travis Kelce, known as the partner of pop star Taylor Swift, also suffered property damage due to home burglaries.

Meanwhile, Giroud is a striker who has played for major European clubs including Arsenal and Chelsea in England, and AC Milan in Italy. Over his professional career, he scored 285 goals in 716 matches, and contributed to Chelsea's UEFA Champions League (UCL) victory during his time there.

Additionally, for the French national team, he scored 57 goals in 137 A matches, holding the record for the most goals by a French player in A matches. Giroud signed with Los Angeles FC in May last year and has been residing in LA since announcing his retirement from the French national team in July last year.