Since meeting him in 2019 in Paris, Pelé has continued to praise Kylian Mbappé, whom he regularly designates as a future football giant.
The former Brazilian striker therefore had a thought for the French, eliminated with the Blues in the round of 16 of the Euro after a penalty shootout marked by the failure of Mbappé.
A failed attempt which offered qualification to the Helvetians.
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On his Twitter account, Pelé tried to comfort the 2018 world champion with a short message.
"Hold your head up, Kylian!"
Tomorrow is a new day ”, addressed the Brazilian to his 2.7 million subscribers.
Mbappé did not respond to the message, publicly in any case, but the international had taken the time to address his fans a few hours earlier by confiding his "immense sadness" after this disillusion and affirming that he was “sorry” for the missed penalty.