Kylian Mbappé, captain of the French team, chose to express himself for the first time on the Stockholm affair in an interview with The teamseveral months after his name was associated with an open investigation for “Rape and sexual assault” in Sweden. Remain discreet until then, the Real Madrid striker assures that it has never been concerned by this procedure ultimately closed by the Swedish prosecutor's office for lack of evidence. More than for itself, it was the media excitement that marked it, as well as the silence fell on the potential victim.
“Speaking of what recently happened, there was Stockholm. Everything has been deflated since, but has it changed you? No. I was not even concerned. It was just sad to see everyone throwing themselves on it as if it was a steak, on such a serious subject. It happens to far too many women, unfortunately, so that we throw ourselves on it for titles and articles. No one has taken the time to wonder what happened to the potential victim. And when everyone saw that I was not in this story, what happened? She, in the gutter, nobody knows where she is, we don't care. It is a sensitive subject and it made me sad. I knew I was going to get up because I was not concerned, the police never called me, my name was never cited. I knew from the start that it would go, but it's complicated. Especially for your loved ones, even more female sex. Whether you want it or not, when you tell it, you feel that in the face opposite, the person says to himself: “And if there was 1 % chance that he did something?” It hurt me. I have nothing to do with it, me … these are human reactions from the women around me, because there are too many who undergo that. I just had to accept, be silent, go to training. Sometimes you see comments … but you accept. Carlo (Ancelotti) told me that it was unfair. I said to him: 'What should I do except let there flow and put goals?' Strong words that reflect the pain felt by his loved ones, as well as his desire to turn the page by focusing on the ground.
