Mbappe and Bardella trade barbs over right-wing's gains in France
Mbappé said athletes are citizens first, while Bardella answered on X as polls show the National Rally leading ahead of the 2027 election.
- In a Vanity Fair interview published this week, Real Madrid star Kylian Mbappe warned that a National Rally victory could have "serious consequences" for France, reigniting a public feud with RN chairman Jordan Bardella.
- Bardella previously criticized "deep-pocketed athletes" for "giving lessons to people who can no longer make ends meet," while Mbappe argued that footballers are "citizens first" who should not remain silent on political matters.
- On Tuesday, Bardella responded on X, quipping, "I know what happens when Kylian Mbappe leaves PSG: the club wins the Champions League," referencing the team's success since the striker's departure to Real Madrid.
- The National Rally remains France's most popular political force, with recent polling placing Bardella at approximately 35 per cent in first-round scenarios, while progressive candidate Raphaël Glucksmann trails behind at around 14 per cent.
- Analyst William Thay suggests the National Rally risks undermining its "normalisation" strategy by attacking a major sporting star, while doing little to convince moderates who fear it might deepen social divisions.
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"He's a Footballer and a Citizen, I Don't Judge," Deschamps Evokes Mbappé's Anti-RN Stance in Vanity
SCAN SPORT - The breeder returned to the statements of his attacker in Vanity about the future elections and the National Rally.
The French team's selector was questioned this Thursday evening on the sidelines of the announcement of the 26 Blues list for the World Championship on the recent remarks of his captain against the far right.
French football star Kylian Mbappe has renewed his warning against the extreme right in France, raising the top of the National Race Movement (RN). In an interview with the magazine "Vanity Fair", Mbappe said: "I know what that means and what consequences it can have for my country when people like them come to power." As a football player, he has the right to express his opinion, just like anyone else, Mbappé said. Real Madrid's goal hunter had…
The captain of the French national team criticized the Rassemblement National in an interview and its leaders took it, but this is not the first time
Football star Kylian Mbappé again warns against the extreme right in France. The RN peak feels provoked and divides against the striker from Real Madrid. He brings only misfortune anyway, is the tenor.
Kylian Mbappé talks about his concerns before a right-wing president in France. The leader of the Rassemblement National around Le Pen and Bardella reacts promptly and cynically to the admissions of the national stormer.
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