Kylian Mbappé less and less appreciated in France, this is now verified with the traditional survey of the French's favorite personalities. The striker who left PSG is falling seriously.
At the start of 2025, for the 36th time, the Journal du Dimanche revealed the preferred ranking of personalities among the French. There is one man who is above everything, it is the singer and co-founder of Restos du Coeur, Jean-Jacques Goldman, who takes this first place for the 14th time. A paradox given that the singer is retired, very discreet about his private life and completely absent from the stage or musical platforms or the media.
Griezmann first active footballer
But for this year 2024 which has just ended and marked by the major sporting event of the Paris Olympic Games, the athletes had the spotlight. Thus, Teddy Riner climbs from 17th place and finds himself on the podium in 3rd place. Léon Marchand makes a remarkable entrance by climbing to 5th position thanks to his records and his gold medals in the Paris basin. Also a gold medalist, Antoine Dupont has captured the hearts of the French, and finds himself in 8th place for the man who is quite simply the best rugby player in the world.
To find footballers, you have to go lower, and see the discreet Zinedine Zidane occupy 17th place, a ranking almost unchanged since 2023. Despite his international retirement, Antoine Griezmann remains the active football player most appreciated by the Tricolores, with its 32nd place, down slightly compared to last year. A changed status therefore for “Grizi” who was last year behind a certain Kylian Mbappé. But between his average season with PSG, his free departure for Real Madrid where he is in difficulty and especially his failed Euro with the Blues in addition to his absence at the Olympic Games when he had promised to do everything to be there, its rating has suddenly fallen. The top scorer in the history of the Parisian club finds himself 36th, losing 14 places compared to last year. A tumble in the hearts of the French which in any case confirms the latest declarations of Kylian Mbappé during his visit to Clairefontaine last fall, when he was tired of criticism towards him and clearly showed that the opinion of others did not weigh not for him.
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