Despite himself, Kylian Mbappé continues to provoke reactions after his comments on the RN and the far right, made during an interview given to Vanity Fair. The captain of the French team stated in particular that the players are not “disconnected from what is happening in our country”explaining that the rise of certain political parties directly concerns citizens, including high-level athletes…
A few days after this position, Emmanuel Grégoire, current mayor of Paris, wanted to give him his support on X. “Athletes, artists and all public figures have not only the right, but the legitimacy to express themselves politically,” he declared, before adding: “Full support for Kylian Mbappé, child of Greater Paris, who has positioned himself clearly against the RN and the far right”he added. An outing which once again reinforces the debate around the words of athletes in the French political landscape.
