The after Euro had been difficult for Kylian Mbappé.
Racist insults, xenophobic messages ... The elimination of the French team from the Euro on June 28 against Switzerland had resulted in obscene publications on social networks against it, in particular from individuals reproaching them his shot on goal missed.
It was then the same for the English Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka, also accused of having led to the defeat of their team in the final following extra time against Italy.
In an interview with CNN, carried out during his recent stay in Dubai, and where he had already mentioned the upcoming confrontation against Real Madrid in the round of 16 of the Champions League, Mbappé was questioned about this scourge.
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I give the best of myself for my country," he says in English.
I give everything I have to make the French happy, to make everyone proud.
It's really hard to receive these kinds of messages.
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At the age of 23, @KMbappe tells @BeckyCNN he is as hungry as ever ahead of his second World Cup.
He wants the message in Qatar to be “football is for everybody.”
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To fight against this phenomenon, he remarks: “We have to start with social networks.
But, before that, we, the players, have to get involved.
You should not wait to experience racism personally before doing so.
We need to be active and help others.
Because, for me, this kind of behavior is not admissible in 2022. "
Asked by the American journalist on the message that the World Cup in Qatar must send in the face of controversies in terms of human rights and in relation to homosexuals to which the Gulf country is the subject, the Parisian striker answers: “For me, the message is always the same: football is a sport for everyone.
No one can say you can't play soccer.
It is at the heart of football, to be all together and to share this passion.
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On the sporting level, he believes that the Blues are "ready to do something big".
“We can write history,” he says.
We have a great country with us, and everyone is with us ”.
Finally, about his foundation “Inpired by KM”, he specifies: “When I was young, I had a dream and I did everything to achieve it, people helped me.
And that's what I want to do, help these kids make their dreams come true.
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