Mbappé against the French football federation: “The problem is racism”

Botta and above all response. The heated dialectical confrontation between Kylian Mbappé and the president of the Federation, Noel Le Graet, continues. A bickering for intervening media that feeds some underlying tensions that have not yet been resolved. But this time, to the manager’s dig in an interview with the weekly Jdd, the PSG champion replied with a tweet to point out that it is true that he no longer wanted to play for the French national team, after the European championship, but not out of frustration. . Him but for the racism of which he was a victim.

STRATEGY

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It all starts with the president’s statements to the authoritative Sunday weekly on the differences in image rights in the national team. Mbappé wants to have a say when it comes to making himself available to sponsors, to avoid being the testimonial of brands that are not in line with his ethical strategy. The attacker does not want to highlight companies promoting unhealthy food for the growth of children and sports betting sites. Thus a debate began in the locker room and with the federal leaders, with whom Mbappé’s lawyer is also dealing.

FRUSTRATION

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For Le Graet, however, everything will remain as before, at least until the World Cup in Qatar. Even if the dialogue continues: “I had already met Kylian after the European Championship. He said that the Federation had not defended him after his missed penalty against Switzerland and after the criticism on social media. He was angry and didn’t want to play for France anymore, which he obviously didn’t really think. Kylian is a winner, he was as frustrated as everyone else about the elimination. But he is very mediatized. He is a very good boy, much more collective than he thinks “.

RACISM

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In short, the usual subliminal message to also drive the confrontation through the media. Only that within a few hours Mbappé’s reply arrived via social media: “Yes, I didn’t want to play for France anymore, but it wasn’t because of the penalty, but because of racism. But according to him there was no racism ”. A very harsh public response from Mbappé who, after the mistake from eleven meters, was insulted by a movement of racist haters. A situation that obviously destabilized the 23-year-old who thus requested and obtained a confrontation with the federal leaders. From which he apparently did not get the help he was hoping for. And against which in September he opened the debate on image rights, not showing up for the appointment with the sponsors. Both fronts therefore remain open.