Olivier Giroud’s biggest childhood fear was Alf

Arsenal star Olivier Giroud revealed that he was petrified of the puppet Alf.

Dan Gartland | Nov 6, 2016

Olivier Giroud’s biggest childhood fear was Alf /

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While some kids are afraid of monsters in their closets, others are apparently terrified of sitcom puppets.

Arsenal striker Olivier Giroud revealed in the team’s program for its game against Tottenham that as a kid he was petrified of the title character from ALF.

In Arsenal programme, Olivier Giroud reveals that, aged 10, he had an irrational fear of the 1980s sitcom character ALF pic.twitter.com/efcbKqdaUM
— Tom Williams (@tomwfootball) November 6, 2016

To be fair, Alf was an alien who ate cats, which isn’t a good way to win over kids.

The series debuted on Sept. 22, 1986 and Giroud was born eight days later. I shudder at the thought of how that could have impacted Giroud’s subconscience.

Published Nov 6, 2016

DAN GARTLAND

Dan Gartland is the writer and editor of Sports Illustrated’s flagship daily newsletter, SI:AM, covering everything an educated sports fan needs to know. He joined the SI staff in 2014, having previously been published on Deadspin and Slate. Gartland, a graduate of Fordham University, is a former Sports Jeopardy! champion (Season 1, Episode 5).