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After making fun of Messi, L'Equipe punished Mbappé and sparked controversy in France

2023-04-11T02:47:00.603Z


As happened a week ago with Leo, now the French newspaper has targeted the ego of his idol, an untouchable in his country. He looks at the new cartoon.


Until now,

Lionel Messi

was the scapegoat for all the ills of Paris Saint-Germain.

Although it could be said that the Parisian press has had a bipolar relationship with the star, going from criticism to praise, as if he lived between the astonishment of having the best of all time in his capital and the obligation to hit him in his role of "objective press".

Being badly thought we could say that the criticism against the Argentine is out of spite, after the Qatar 2023 final. Or simply to take care of the star of his country and Leo's teammate at PSG, Kylian Mbappé.

A week ago, after the defeat of Galtier's team against Lyon, L'Equipe published a cartoon where Messi appeared caricatured with a series of piercings that perforate his body, as if the star could not stop the ball passing through the holes that they crossed it.

"Messi, deified in Argentina, is back at PSG", was the title of the cartoon signed by Soulcié, one of the French media cartoonists.

The holed Leo said "oops, another lost ball."


The cartoon dedicated to Messi from a week ago.

But this Monday, there was something new.

And the satirized was an untouchable, none other than Kylian Mbappé, the PSG star who receives a salary of more than 70 million euros a year and the French National Team.

Mbappé controls his communication

”, says the title of the cartoon.

And from the stands, the fans hold a dialogue while watching a series of caricatured players, including Kylian.

Mbappé is not running very fast, is he?

”, reads one of the dialogues.

In the little court drawn, the Frenchman is seen running from behind his rivals, supposedly from Nice.

Yes, it is to demonstrate that not everything must be focused on him.

He is a great strategist

, ”replies the other, pointing to the striker's ego.


L'Equipe's satire for Mbappé.

The situation arises after Mbappé had a clash with the leadership of his club for including him in a campaign to attract members in which neither Messi nor Neymar were included.

At first it was thought that he did it to defend his teammates, although the records show that the player refuses to lend his image to campaigns that have nothing to do with his brands.

“I have just seen the club's season ticket campaign for the 2023/24 season.

At no time was I informed of the content of it with my interlocutor.

It seemed like when I did a basic interview at a club marketing day.

I disagree with this posted video.

That's why I fight for individual image rights.

PSG is a great club and a great family, but it is definitely not Kylian Saint-Germain, ”Mbappé complained on his networks.

It is worth remembering that, before the World Cup, the French star had refused to participate in an advertisement for Les Bleus, since the firm that sponsored the national team was not among its sponsors.

The truth is that the ruse that L'Equipe did to him did not go down well with the French and this time public opinion turned against the newspaper.

It is that, they messed with a spoiled child, the untouchable who stopped being so for a while.

PSG leads six points against Lens, their rival this Saturday at four in the afternoon in Argentina.

If he wins, he will increase his advantage to 9, with seven dates to go.

If he loses?

The championship will open and new cartoons from the Parisian newspaper are expected.

Although this time surely the target is Messi again.

Source: clarin

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