How Politics Hijacked Kylian Mbappé's Career

From private meetings with Emmanuel Macron, the president of France, to serving as the face of Paris Saint-Germain, a club owned by the state of Qatar, Mbappé's journey as a footballer up until now has been deeply intertwined with politics. This video essay breaks down all these political dynamics, examining how they've have shaped Mbappé's career thus far and questioning whether the footballer is a pawn or player in this game of politics.

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0:00 Introduction
1:15 The Rise of PSG and Mbappé
2:35 Mbappé and Macron's Relationship
4:27 The Politicization of Football
5:50 The Politicization of Mbappé
7:00 Mbappé's Control and Agency

Tags: #mbappe #realmadrid #psg

[watchalexander]

What do you make of Macron’s influence on Mbappé’s career choices? 🤔

[bartolomeus]

I understand why Macron did what he did to encourage Mbappe to stay at PSG, but so strange to think that the president of a big european nation got personally involved to stop an athlete from changing clubs. Influence of biggest sport celebrities is so enormous these days.

[london]

BREAKING NEWS: Macron announces Mbappé will become President of France if he stays at PSG

[KMHM]

Reality is that no one is going to look at France or PSG if Mbappe is to leave.
Paris, France and Qatar knows that. But then also Madrid knows that, that’s why they want to so bad regardless of the rejection.

[Borzah]

This video is curated and explained so well

[messifcb]

Oh Kylian, you were there when your government needed you, but they will NEVER be there when you’ll need them.

[Jefflurr_]

The quality of these videos are so good

[FrenchViking]

Your pronounciation of French words and names is perfect.

[southoffrance]

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You are in a class by yourself. 100% great video clarification.

As a Frenchman we salute this channel

[Fahim]

This channel has crazy potential. The quality of the video and the football topics that are discussed are so good. We need more bro!

[janrsa]

Great video.
The great irony about Macron pushing for Mbappe to stay at PSG is that Macron has stated on multiple occasions that he's a Marseille fan, and Marseille is the rival of PSG.

[hilee]

He might have felt miserable because of the Ligue 1 situation that was hopeless at winning 1% of the Champions League matches and also showed as somewhat behind compared to other European League(Bundesliga, EPL, La Liga). For 70 years, all of the winning clubs in the Champions League were England, Spain, Germany, Italia, Nederlands, and only Olympique de Marseille has won among France. Although interrupting Mbappé's Career, it could be matters crack national pride from the French leadership view if he leaves for Real Madrid. Whichever he chooses, he will never get treated like his current location if he leaves for Real Madrid.

[vucko]

And now 3 months later, Mbappe is now a Real Madrid player, and Macron dissolved his parliament and called for elections.

[london]

if i was Mbappé, I’d be like LeBron, leave to Real Madrid to win the UCL then return to PSG to finish the job

[tumishodhlamini]

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[Whisperingbugs]

a really good video, resembling wonderfully a documentary; you speak and research as a journalist, a genuine one and not as someone whole seeks for transfer roumors and of the kind. Keep the good work up

[swayam]

These video essays keep getting better. Keep it up Alex!

[blazehall]

Feels like modern day gladiators at this point

[atharvamore]

Can’t appreciate more to how this video is straight forward and approached the actual mbappe X Madrid transfer issue and macron’s talks with him