Kylian Mbappe has thought of quitting the French national team after the European Championship in 2021 due to racism. The star player of Paris Saint-Germain was surprisingly eliminated by Switzerland in the eighth finals with his country. After the match ended in 3-3, Mbappé saw his attempt stopped by Yann Sommer at a 5-4 penalty shootout. lesson Bleus could pack their bags.
Mbappé, who did not score during the European Championship, was confronted with racist comments after the game with the Swiss. That almost made him decide to quit the national team, he tells Sports Illustrated. “I said, I can’t play for people who think I’m a monkey. I’m not going to play. But after reflecting with the people around me and those who are cheering for me, it wouldn’t be a good message to give up. ”
The 23-year-old attacker says he has come to that decision because he believes he is an example for everyone. “This is the new France. That is why I have not given up on the national team. Because it is a message to the young generation to say that we are stronger than that.” After the European Championship 2020, which was held in 2021 due to the corona pandemic, Mbappé has frequently found the net for the national team again. In eleven games, the attacker was good for ten goals.
Mbappe is also well on his way with his club PSG this season. In nineteen games he managed to score eighteen times and was good for five assists. The 59-time international (28 goals) will try to defend France’s world title in Qatar. In 2018, the team of national coach Didier Deschamps turned out to be the strongest in the world by beating Croatia 4-2 in the final. Mbappé, who scored four times in that tournament, was also accurate once in the final battle and therefore had an important share in the second world title of the French.
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