French political leader Jordan Bardella criticised Kylian Mbappe for speaking out against the extremes in parliamentary elections before their game against Austria at Euro 2024.
Striker Marcus Thuram made his position clear on the party, having urged people to fight daily to prevent Bardella s National Rally (RN) from gaining power in France, with a general election set to take place in July.
Mbappe then later used his pre-match press conference to say he supported the same values as Thuram, though he did not call out the RN by name.
Kylian Mbappe is against extreme views and against ideas that divide people. I want to be proud to represent France, I don t want to represent a country that doesn t correspond to my values or our values, Mbappe said.
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