Overview

• Speaking to L'Equipe on Sept. 10, the France captain reflected on a decade as a professional, discussing pressure, mental health and the expectation that he cannot fail.
• Mbappé said that without his passion the sport would have “given him disgust,” warned that wealth strains relationships, and stated he would not advise his child to enter football.
• He added that he only cries when injured and recalled nearly crying from the bench during PSG’s 2021 Champions League semifinal loss to Manchester City.
• He reiterated that he is pursuing roughly €55 million in unpaid salaries and bonuses from PSG, framing it as a contractual right and stressing he holds no personal grudge against the club.
• Spanish police arrested an Oviedo supporter over racist gestures directed at him during a Real Madrid match, and he noted that Swedish prosecutors previously closed a Stockholm case he says the media exploited.