This Monday France debuts against Austria for the Euro 2024, played in Germany. However, what stole the spotlight were the statements of the French star Kylian Mbappé, who called to vote in the next legislative elections to prevent the extreme right from governing, in reference to Marine Le Pen’s party (National Rally).
“We are a generation that can make history. We know that the extremes are at the doors of our power. I call on everyone to vote, to become aware of the situation. We have the need to identify with our values of respect. I hope we make the right decision,” said the Real Madrid player.
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Mbappé’s call did not go unnoticed in the Euro Cup and was the subject of questioning in the press conferences of the Spanish and Italian teamswho will face each other on the second date of Group B.
The Spanish goalkeeper, Unai Simón, when asked about the issue, indicated that the footballers “The only thing they should talk about is sports topics”. Likewise, he maintained that “in the end Kylian is a player who has a lot of impact in the world and in society. I think that we players have a lot of impact and it is a political issue.”
“We often have the tendency to give too much opinion on certain topics when I don’t know if we should give opinions or do those things because I am a player here, I dedicate myself to soccer and I am a ball professional. The only thing I should talk about right now is sports issues and leave political issues to other people or entities.“, hill.
Unai Simón, Basque and son of the Civil Guard, distances himself from Mbappé and avoids positioning himself “against the extreme right” of Marine Le Pen: “We tend to give too much opinion on certain issues and I don’t know if we should.”
“I think I should only talk about football, that’s my profession.” pic.twitter.com/PulWWatKsx
— Unai Cano (@unaicano10) June 17, 2024
Meanwhile, in the Italian concentration, the press officer of the “Azzurra” indicated that “We don’t talk about politics, let’s talk about football, please. “That is a situation that affects France and we have never talked about politics,” at the time when footballer Davide Frattesi was consulted about Mbappé’s statements.
However, the Italian also answered the question: “I believe that footballers can express their opinions, everyone has the right to do it. But I don’t know the subject in depth to do it.”