Kylian Mbappe: what does the future hold for France and PSG’s unstoppable force of nature?
The Athletic FC Podcast
The Athletic
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🗓️ 15 December 2022
⏱️ 35 minutes
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Summary
Kylian Mbappe once more shone brightly on the world's stage as he helped France through to consecutive World Cup finals. He is a superstar on the pitch, yet look around Qatar and you won't see a lot of, if any, shirts with his name on the back which is a surprise given that he plays his club football for Qatari backed PSG.
Joining Adam Leventhal to discuss "brand Mbappe" and its future is The Athletic's Adam Crafton and Charlotte Harpur. Off the back of yet more french success we discuss why the France camp is so united and what fears they have ahead of Sunday's final, if any.
And in the final it's Messi v Mbappe, club mates at PSG, making this final a great success for the French club and its owners.
Plus, Adam Leventhal managed to grab a word with elusive Manchester United owner Avram Glazer post match, hear what he had to say on the sale of his club, and whether it is in fact a "sale".
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| 0:00.0 | The Athletic. |
| 0:03.9 | Paris-San-German Chairman Nasser al-Khalifi says Qatar 2020 is the best World Cup ever. |
| 0:10.8 | Well, the game's biggest stars delivering on the pitch certainly helps, doesn't it? |
| 0:14.9 | An Argentina-France final with Killian Mbapé and Lionel Messi going head to head is pure box office. |
| 0:21.2 | And today we're going to talk about Killion, the unstoppable force of nature. |
| 0:25.5 | I'm Adam Levintal. |
| 0:26.5 | This is the Athletic Football podcast. |
| 0:29.2 | Well, they got the boy Mbapé over there, France. |
| 0:31.5 | He ain't no joke. |
| 0:42.3 | Ambapé, with time. The talent is too much. |
| 0:45.3 | The quality of Killian. |
| 0:50.3 | All right, Gillian Mbapé. |
| 0:55.0 | It's now, Gillian Mbapest. |
| 0:57.0 | Yes, it's a man, Guilla Mbapé! |
| 1:00.0 | He has played with Gilean! |
| 1:02.0 | No sentiment! |
| 1:04.0 | For Diabille, he loves that. |
| 1:09.0 | Moussa Diabi, with MbE, who is part in Sandoah. |
| 1:12.6 | MAPE! |
| 1:13.6 | Kiyan Lappet! |
| 1:15.6 | For the quadruple. |
| 1:18.6 | The Mouapé! |
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