FUNKO POP! FOOTBALL: Kylian Mbappe (PSG)

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Although Mbappe is one of the most famous French footballers of all time, he also had the choice of playing for Algeria or the Cameroon. Mbappe’s mother is from Algeria, while his father is from Cameroon, giving him a wide range of citizenship opportunities when it came to representing a country on the international stage. When he trained at the AS Bondy football club they called him “the next Henry,” echoed by Arsene Wenger in 2017 when he revealed he tried to bring Mbappe to Arsenal at the time. Antoine Griezmann rejected Barcelona publicly via his La Decision documentary in 2018 before moving a year later. The Frenchman was not welcomed warmly by his new, recently jilted, teammates and fans. Mbappé could face a similar sentiment from Madrid fans and players, should he eventually move to Spain. Mbappé moved to Paris — in a 600 square meter apartment with a view of the Eiffel Tower. It’s been described as “luxurious.” It has two stories and is said to have a large roof terrace and jacuzzi. But it looks like he chose the location for practical reasons too — Parc des Princes, the official home of his team Paris Saint Germain, is nearby. Before finding his place, he stayed at the luxury hotel Royal Monceau. Kylian Mbappé feels like leaving, this seems clear to me,” said Leonardo on Wednesday. “Our goal is to extend and keep him. If a player wants to leave it must be under our terms. This applies not just to Kylian but to all players. It seems like a strategy to get a no from us, to show they’ve tried everything and to wait to get Kylian for free.”

He entered into a 180 million euro contract with Paris Saint-Germain after a loan deal with his old team, Monaco. PSG will pay 180 million euros plus bonuses to Mbappé, making it the second most expensive transfer in football history after fellow teammate Neymar transferred to PSG from Barcelona for 222 million euros. If you’re curious about Mbappé’s new team, here aresix facts about Paris Saint-Germain. Although Mbappe is one of the fastest players in the world of soccer, he is not quite as fast as the world-record holder, Usain Bolt. During a game vs. Monaco in 2019, Mbappe set an impressive speed of 23.61 miles per hour – .25 miles per hour faster than Bolt when he won the 100m race in 2009. Mbappé has already indicated that he would like to move to La Liga having turned down more than three different proposals from PSG to extend his deal over recent months. It is understood that Madrid have offered him a six-year contract, with the 22-year-old keen to leave the Parc des Princes despite the arrival of Lionel Messi, who is expected to make his PSG debut this weekend at Reims. In the game, he scored twice, including an amazing goal in which he curled the ball into the top corner from outside the penalty area. The key to PSG’s victory over the defending champions was Kylian Mbappe’s tactical adaptability, demonstrating his skill in many roles and areas. The 2021 Champions League match between PSG and Barcelona is one instance where Mbappe’s speed was well used. Mbappe’s spectacular solo goal gave PSG an early lead in the second leg of the Round of 16 match. The Barcelona defenders were left in his wake as Mbappe sped away from them after receiving the ball in his own half.I saw that I could maybe get this title of the top goalscorer in Europe. … But, facing off against me, was Messi. I would score twice on a weekend, he would go and score three; I would score three, he would score four!" He added: “With him, we talked a lot, he always told us the same things. He always promised he wouldn’t leave the club [for] free. It [Real’s bid] is less than we paid for him. But it’s the way Real Madrid does it that we don’t like.” To put that into context, Jamaican Olympic sprinting legend Usain Bolt set his 100m world record of 9.58 seconds in 2009 with an average speed of 37.58km/h external-link (though his top speed was 44.72km/h in the 60-80m section).

Mbappé has described himself as a “kid with a new toy” when he gets a pair of sneakers. His first pair were the Nike Air Maxes. Although he meticulously cleaned them, they would get dirty when he went out on the field to play football. Growing up, so he says in an interview with Hypebeast in March, he would cry to his mother in an attempt to get the shoes he had his eye on. Brand sneakers were pricey, so he often had to beg his mom for the make and model he wanted. Mbappe who was The PSG number 7 was very close to joining Chelsea in 2012. He gave a trial for the club but they were not convinced enough and wanted another one.Kylian Mbappe – By By Kremlin.ru, CC BY 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=70888319

Pochettino’s position, meanwhile, has improved thanks to Mbappé, who spoke of his “great relationship” with the coach. That directly contradicts the club’s position under Leonardo, who repeatedly offered Pochettino’s job to Zinedine Zidane, but Pochettino could yet see out the final year of his deal. Although he waved away the suggestion, Mbappé’s oversight could extend to transfers. According to L’Équipe, he has agreed to the potential sale of Neymar this summer. Mbappe has publicly stated the ‘unfairness’ when it comes to the amount of money footballers make when compared to regular jobs. He has noted the inflation of his salary over others in the world, and often times gives some of his earned money to charitable causes. After the World Cup in 2018, Mbappe gave all of his earnings – a whopping 400,000 euros – to a children’s charity in France. A World Cup winner with France, Mbappe could easily have chosen to play for Cameroon or Algeria. His mother’s roots are Algerian and his father is from Cameroon.

3. Mbappe faster than Usain Bolt?

At 22, the PSG prodigy is eligible to play with France at the upcoming Olympics. So will we see him play at Tokyo 2020 this summer? We hope so! Mbappe is the the leading scorer in Qatar so far with five goals, and his overall tally of nine at World Cups means he has already overtaken Diego Maradona, who scored eight for Argentina, and Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo.

Born in Bondy, a suburb roughly 11 kilometres northeast of Paris, Mbappe is a success story from the much-maligned ouskirts of Paris. The 20-year-old Paris Saint-German striker became an international sensation after his stunning performance during the 2018 World Cup. He became one of France’s most adored citizens as kids cheered “Mbappé for president,” and social media users tweeted “Liberté, Égalité, Mbappé.”Here’s what you should know about France’s new favourite soccer player. The biggest reason for Mbappe's grounded vision of life is his close family support system, and the way they have helped him make the big decisions. Mbappé reportedly said that he felt he should not be paid to represent France, so he donated the roughly 400,000 euros he made over the course of the tournament to a children’s charity called PremiersdeCordée. He earned an estimated 20,000 euros per game and a300,000 euro bonus for winning the tournament. The place he made the donation to, Premiers de Cordée, pushes sports programs for hospitalised children, and promotes disability awareness in schools and businesses. Mbappé began this collaboration with the organisation in 2017 and has played soccer with some of the children supported by the charity. Then there's Ethan Mbappé, Kylian's little bro' who is quietly on the rise at Barcelona's famed La Masia Academy where Messi mastered his trade.During France's 3-1 last-16 win over Poland, his top speed was recorded at 35.3 km/h and before Sunday's game, only six players had recorded faster sprints at this year's World Cup. Marked out as a child prodigy since he was six, and making his Monaco debut at 16, Mbappe was already a World Cup winner at 19, joining Brazilian legend Pele as the only other player to win it as a teenager.