The Kings World Cup project, embodied in France by YouTuber AmineMaTue, is not to the taste of Jérôme Rothen, who made a big rant on RMC.
We know more about the Kings World Cup. The new international seven-on-seven football tournament organized by Gerard Piqué, in which thirty-two teams from the four corners of the globe will compete, will take place from May 28 to June 9 in Mexico. And France will participate! With what selection? It will be up to AmineMaTue, a YouTuber followed by several million people on social networks, to decide.
The 29-year-old French streamer was chosen by the former FC Barcelona and Spain defender to find a coach and establish a list of twelve players. Following a pre-selection, fifty footballers will be selected and tested ” in real life “ by AmineMaTue. “We will choose who are the best and in the end, there will only be ten left to represent France and win this f***ing World Cup! »he explained on Twitch.
“We have to go to the final”
“The remaining two, I can bring back absolutely whoever I wanthe added. It's me who decides. Maybe it's already done, I've already chosen and you're going to blow your brains out, maybe not (smile). I told you, it's not over. You are not at the end of your surprises. So stay tuned, it can be pretty crazy, you'll see. » The financial stakes are high since there will be a check for one million dollars (920,000 euros) at stake.
“We should only take monsters. France is the best breeding ground in the world. We have to go to the final”, announced the videographer from Drancy, while several distinguished guests such as Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Mario Götze, Iker Casillas and Sergio Agüero are expected during this Kings World Cup. An attractive project on paper, which in any case corresponds to Gerard Piqué's desire to shake up the codes of football.
Rothen turns on AmineMaTue
But it is not unanimous. On the airwaves of RMC, Jérôme Rothen did not mince his words about this initiative and the one who will form the French team. “Fortunately, not all young people think like him and do not have this vision of footballhe asserted. Around me, I have lots of young people (…). They know (Kylian) Mbappé more than Amine. Mbappé, he makes them dream, and Amine he doesn’t make them dream. It's that simple. »
And the former French international continued: “Afterwards, yes, perhaps these influencers make young people dream because they earn a lot, a lot of money, and they show it. Only sorrel takes precedence. Forgive me for being passionate about sport, my sport, and for defending it. You take young people for idiots. What did AmineMaTue do for a living? » He will perhaps soon be world champion of another football.
