Kylian Mbappé calls to “go vote” in the face of “extremes at the gates of power”

FOOTBALL – The captain follows suit. Highly anticipated, Kylian Mbappé’s speech on political news did not disappoint this Sunday, June 16, the day after Marcus Thuram’s strong declarations on the need to ” to fight “ in the face of the far-right ideas of the National Rally.

At a press conference, on the eve of the Blues’ first match in Euro-2024, Kylian Mbappé was clear, supporting his teammate’s position: “I share the same values ​​as Marcus. I’m with him, he didn’t go too far. We are still in a country that has freedom of expression. He gave his opinion, I side with him.”

The captain of the Blues was not satisfied with this declaration, as you can see in the video at the top of the article. Faced with the risk of seeing the far right come to power during the legislative elections on June 30 and July 7, he explained that he had “ want to address all the French people and the young generation who can make the difference.”

“I call on young people to go and vote, we see that the extremes are at the gates of power. We have the opportunity to choose the future of our country”he added, claiming to be “against extremes, ideas that divide”.

“ I trust all French people. I know that many young people say to themselves that one vote is not going to change anything. On the contrary, every voice counts (…). I want to be proud to wear this jersey on the 7th [juillet]and not to represent a country that does not correspond to my values”he then slipped. “We need to identify with our values, diversity, respect, tolerance. »

“ They say you shouldn’t mix politics and football, I agree when it’s trifles, but not in this situation », Also replied the French player, widely contacted on this subject by journalists.

“Above all citizens”

While the FFF has just positioned itself on its duty of neutrality, while allowing players the possibility of expressing themselves as citizens on the issue of the elections, the new Real Madrid player began by attacking his federation by estimating that ” at a crucial moment in the history of our country, we must have a sense of priorities “. Before confirming that the Blues have “ thought about doing something as a team.”

For the captain of the Blues, this idea of ​​collective action is also a way of protecting the youngest players in the team, who are not necessarily very comfortable with political issues in the press. “We also want to protect these guys, so they don’t give the impression that they don’t care. Nobody gives a damn on the team. The goal is to protect all the players and the French team”he added.

After leaving his place, Didier Deschamps also spoke about the political issues of the coming weeks, recalling that his “ immense players are above all French citizens. They are not outside the situation that the country may be experiencing “.

“ I’m not going to comment on what the players say. They represent a lot. What awaits us tomorrow, in the space of a match, sport has the capacity to bring everyone together », he replied to return to the sporting issues of the first match of the Blues, Monday evening at 9 p.m., against Austria.

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