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
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What do you make of Macron’s influence on Mbappé’s career choices? 🤔
Macron did what was right for France. Mbappe got rich too. So its a win win
i hope mbappe is a billion as a result of this juss to show this life no balance
Agreed a win win for France and mbappe, he almost brought 2 world cups for France and him being bigger than his club is something he couldn’t control by being in a farmers league. Now that he’s got the chance to join Real Madrid to soon become galácticos 2.0, it’s a beautiful start to a career
Mbappe has goat level potential and France is not even a super team like some people say. But Madrid is. Mbappe will reach incredible heights
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BREAKING NEWS: Macron announces Mbappé will become President of France if he stays at PSG
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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.
Because he knows, No Mbappe Less people to watch Ligue 1 thus leading to no Fans attending and it will affect France's Economics since like 20-40% Taxes comes from Football
kickbacks perhaps?
It’s always been enormous
@@TheChad..1what? That's too high lol
Like they say sports are to detract people of what’s going on in politics, give them a circus and they’ll never revolt
Kylian Mbappé should do what is best for Kylian Mbappé.
Im not sure does Kylian Mbappe want to win the Champions League with PSG. If PSG looses Mbappe. They wont really have any chance of winning the Champions League anymore. They still need to improve rest of the team, that they would be able to win the Champions League. Real Madrid already got good attack with Vini, Rodrygo and Bellingham, but adding in Mbappe in the middle as striker would make them too op. That would still make change in the club formation with taking on defensive mid-fielder out of the team.
@@Jout8-re1ij2020 and 2021 is the only time when psg really had chance and big club, when their managed by tuchel. At that time besides mbappe psg still had veratti, neymar and di Maria at their peak. But now seems the chance of winning ucl is clearly low, and considering how psg is more focused on being fashionable club, i don't think mbappe will able to won ucl as long he stay with psg
@@harithdanial141he can win this year,they are in quarter.
psg has zero chance.@@adventuremukhim1479
He already did that, he has a HUUUUGE salary, he & his family even his future children are set up for good for the rest of their lives.
Oh Kylian, you were there when your government needed you, but they will NEVER be there when you’ll need them.
And what is he going to need the government for? What does that even mean? And how is he there for them? He's being rewarded handsomely.
This is a cry of a helpless peasant 😂😂😂 there’s a huge difference between you and mbappe and why he’s rewarded handsomely and you’re not😂😂
you think it's a one way street? That mbappe doesn't receive benefits for staying?
Kylian has everything in the football world EXCEPT a Champions league and ballon dors, and staying in paris will not get him any closer to those achievement espicially The ballon Dors. Im pretty sure that ALL he cares about at the moment, are his individual accomplishements in the footbal world not some indirect geo political bullshit.
@@ARYANTIWARI.. (irrelevant comment)
This video is curated and explained so well
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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.
Madrid are just a bunch of nutters that want to dominate everything but are hypocrites who bombarded Mbappe when he refused to move in 2021 and today they’re still after him like leprechauns and I can never respect Perez who bought Raul and Casillas and like a coward called them frauds 15 years later even though they made Real Madrid the club it is today instead of fading into a same PSG star studded squad that are just chronicle failures fate but I guess who am I?
We're talking about PSG, who could sign a 300 million contract to bring in Halland, as they have already done for Messi, Neymar and Mbappe.
@@jordannzoldick8312Mci has more money than PSG, if you want money go to Saudi Arabia league.
@@SevynHenrique going to Saudi Arabia for a superstar means the end of your career whereas at PSG you can always hope to win UCL, Mbappe's salary is higher than KDB+Halland, MCI won't be able to match the salary offered by PSG to replace Mbappe.
@@jordannzoldick8312 some players don’t want money, they want trophies, Mbappe never going to win a champions league if he stay on PSG, and he knows that, La Liga and premier league are the best options now.
Your pronounciation of French words and names is perfect.
Maybe because he is french?😅
I find French to be cringe. I can't stand it
@@omega0195 That's okay, i respect that. Everyone has different preferences.
@@omega0195only because you can’t speak it
@@omega0195You spoke French to a mirror?
If Mbappe leaves for Real Madrid, in a few years he´ll be accused of tax fraud (or something similar) by the French government. Mark my words
Actually, it's more likely that he would go on to actually commit tax fraud in Spain. Just look at Messi and Ronaldo 😂
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
Totally different situations, LeBron never had the help in Cleveland like Kylian had in PSG
@@realjaysevenhe will improve and reach new heights in rm then come back to Paris
Dont ever compare leclown to Football ever again
@@clarkesmith.its the same though? Ucl is the worlds best teams NBA playoffs is the worlds best teams.
True but Lebron in Cleveland would be like Mbappe playing for Lille, Aston Villa, Getafe or Atalanta, things like that almost never happen in football because when you reach Top level like Mbappe, all the big rich clubs will do everything to get you and there is no trade in football, so if the player come from a small and not super rich club like Monaco (Mbappe first pro team when he was 16-17), then a big club like PSG can just say i give you 180Millions $ for Mbappe and no small club with small budget will ever refuse that … If Lebron played Football he would have been in Real Madrid or City by age 20 at most, except if he was already on one of these big rich teams.
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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.
Absolutely agree with this comment! Although I do think Mbappé has a little bit of an ego and money plays a large part in his decision making, I still do believe he’s 1. Smart and in control, and 2. A patriot of his country. If he didn’t care about his nation and bringing pride to it, Macron’s patriotic pleas would have fell on deaf ears. Both he and the president put large importance on the success of French football at large.
It's selfish on Macron's part. If you love a player send him to a stronger league so that when he plays for France he will be even greater...but no, it's about money and ego. I hope Mbappe is smarter and his Dad helps him "Get Out"
@@martymarl4602Macron doesn't necessarily like Mbappe, he wants him to play a french club, so that France can still have a competive footbalelr and League for their nation.
@@amhumanperson3592 Nevermind like. He appears to be in love with Mbappe...it's uncomfortable how he looks at him..lol
Is sad for the sport he is 25y and still playing in that league
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Toujours gênant les francais
@@lawtraf8008 c'est une dinguerie mddr
@@lawtraf8008 Qui est gênant au final. Un simple mec qui écrit un message d'encouragement ou le tocard qui trouve ça gênant alors qu'il n'y a rien ?
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.
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You just earned a subscriber my guy. I don't comment on videos often but I gotta say...the quality of this material is incredible! The investigation that was made behind this is top tier work. Keep it going!
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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
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really enjoy your explainers and how well-made these videos are!! the intersection of politics, sports, and society is literally a venn diagram and kylian mbappe's ever burgeoning career is a prime example of that. i do hope he gets to do what he truly wants with his career this time around. surely the football world at large can't let a once in a lifetime player like that fall out of love with the sport or have him play less when he's a joy to watch more often than not (given recent games where he's sent off at half time lol) because of outside pressure and world leaders using him as a pawn. i do remember a video from late last year where he was asked what kind of influence does macron have on his career at this moment and he said "none". hopefully that's true but we'll see how it goes i guess!!
subscribing just because of that clicking sound you add when displaying words. 10/10 production overall
I find it quite annoying personally
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kylian mbappé is one of my favorite football players for his intelligence off and on the field. You can tell he desires to be the best again and again. No matter how much patriotism or power he has in PSG im sure he knows that to he needs new challenges that RM can provide to continue to grow as player.
Actually it’s the exact opposite. If he wanted greatness he would be quick to move to Madrid. He’s just milking PSG as much as possible.
He is a great footballer thats for sure but the drama around him is too much. I hope RM will go for other targets
How come he can’t do a free kick?
@@joeymontanaaReal Madrid got destroyed by Man City 4-0 and got outplayed by Leipzig in both legs and should’ve been eliminated in the round of 16. Man City is objectively the best team in the world right now.
@@Oceanrocks121the best doesn t mean the biggest...you talk about football you talk about Real Madrid, whether your deluded ass likes it or not
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After watching all of your video, I realized one thing for sure, is that you are very good with French speaking my friend, I like it a lot every time you speak it, (although I dont understand lol). Keep it up!
This video is good, and explained everything pretty well. Don't give up!
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Macron doesn’t know ball. If mBappe leaves for the world, he can achieve more as a French player and win ballon d’ors!
He will always be in Harland’s shadow
@@Cleon851 mbapppe is more famous and arguably better lol
@@Cleon851Keep lying to yourself 😂
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Feels like modern day gladiators at this point
Was always that. Where have you been, now it’s straight business deals. Like Apple buying Beats by Dre.
Brilliant video mate loved it. Mbappe really can't think of staying in paris if he wants to compete with haaland.Hoping for more such videos. A new subscriber here!
Wow your video was great and your French pronunciations were delightful. If you don't mind disclosing, how have you acquired such skills?
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As a French, this video has a lot of quality ! Good job mate
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Great video as always
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Well explained vid man
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using hijacked for a video that is 9 minutes; 11 seconds is a nice touch lol (love the video btw)
Crazy observation mate 👏😂
But the video is 9:10 minutes long😅
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Great breakdown on how KM footballing and political connections are connected.
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As a PSG fan, I was thinking exactly this. I only heard of Macron twice....coincidentally both were involved meeting Mbappe at a time when Mbappe was considering leaving France. I want Mbappe to stay. But he should have enough awareness to know that sports and politics don't mix. Secondly, this is a beautifully made video. More importantly, it was objective and didn't show favortism towards PSG or any club Mbappe is considering. Its hard to find objective personalities in football, but you seem to have it.
I want this dude to start making football documentaries he's too good
Mbappé influence is not to be underestimated, if all of this is happening when he is in PSG…..what will happen when he go to Madrid???? The merging of Big player and big club at this level…..I can only fantasise.
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Greatly edited & concise video 🙌
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I love how you make sure your pronunciations are on point, even the name of the Sheikh!! 0:12
IVE BEEN SAYING THIS EVER SINCE HE WON THE WORLD CUP! Mbappé is an amazing footballer who wanted to move to real Madrid something he himself saud is hes dream move but ever since he got "goodie" with macron things have not been right. Him doing the things he said he wouldn't like or care for he's doing but not because he wants to but he's being guilted by macron and the qutari investor(s). "He thinks hes bigger than the club", "Why is he the front man", "Why does he get special treatment", its because he's a bloody pawn in a ruthless game of politics. If they say jump, mbappé will say how high.
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Fantastic short documentary.
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very intellectual display of ideas alex
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Very good video, I appreciate how this man took no sides and decided just to speak about facts.
Great work do keep it up
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Editing is amazing in your video 👍🏼👍🏼 the cut scenes, sound effects B-roll is next level !!!
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what was your editing experience before this channel? Or how did you learn if ou edit them yourself the quality is insane for such a new channel
Thank you so much! 😁 I’ve been editing for fun for around 3 years now, but this channel is the first time I’ve done long video essay editing!
GREAT video. Finally KZhead is recommending some well done videos again. Thank you. It's very well written. Hope you didn't use AI, but I don't think you did. Great job
Thank you so much! 😁 And no AI, I research, edit, and produce all my videos independently.
Only video that actually gives plausible reasons as to why Mbappé might stay in PSG
How the f do you only have 23k subs? You should make videos more often.
France's insistence on Mbappe playing in Uber Eats, reminds me of Pele's failed transfer to Real Madrid, when Brazil refused the transfer, citing that Pele is a national treasure. Mbappe will finally choose his career over monetary gain, and complete the overdue transfer to the biggest club to ever exist. He will finally win the Ballon D'or, the champions league, and maybe another World Cup, cementing his name amongst the greatest to ever do it.
I think Mbappe leaving to Real Madrid will ultimately be better for the French national team. Playing in Real Madrid, he will gain more skills and be able to have more challenging competition which he can then translate to when he plays with the French national team. Mbappe is already very skilled and he plays in a pretty decent league with decent competition but I think if he goes to a league that has the best competition in the world then I think Mbappe can become the best footballer without a doubt.
Great video!!
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What a great video
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Crazy to think how football is so closely connected with politics. In the 1970 World Cup the dictatorial government in Brazil also had a close pin with the national team, even changing the coach months before the cup. Football is a powerful thing, it organizes people, uniting or dividing depending on what powers steers it
I think politics also kinda ruined pele's career + eusebio, mbappe is like one of the generational players youve ever seen in your life like lionel messi, but unlike lionel messi argentina given freedom for him to play outside of argentina and reach his potential
Argentina never had the money to afford him
@@JuanMorales-hy2ltyh but imagining if Argentina forced messi to play in Argentina league
Really good video
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Very well done ..as always 🇮🇳❤️
Great video. What is the first piece of classical music?
Thank you! The piece is Vivaldi The Four Seasons (Violin Concerto in F Minor, Op. 8 No. 4, RV 297 "Winter": III. Allegro)
People keep saying Mbape joining Madrid will destabilize the flow of the game especially for Vinicius Junior, but this people fail to understand how much money Mbape will yield for Madrid.
great quality and production bruv
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In other words, the most or second most powerful Europian nations president involves in sports just to tackle a businessman in Spain which is crazy
The amount of pressure he must be facing crazy
Amazing video analysis! Are there any books you recommend that dive into the intricacies of politics playing a hand in football? (Specifically regarding the ownerships from oligarchs, nation states, and private investors?) or just any books that touch on these topics?
Not so much books but for in-depth football journalism and news I read The Athletic, Bloomberg, Forbes, and The New York Times! 😊
This gonna blow up more than the rich people luxury video
Fingers crossed 🤞🏽 thank you!
Your french pronunciation is solid for an englishman! Beau travail!
You can’t make about $4,4 million a week from kicking a ball and not have a huge dark thing around it. There is a horrible side to everything !
Says who? You?😂
Mbappe is the most influential image in football government history
Pele
Pele
He’s dead
Absolutely absurd that there is this much fuss over a guy who kicks a ball. I understand the importance football has on families and communities, but I can't for the life of me understand the obsession over teams and players to the degree that happens.
The reasoning is deeper and makes sense
Commenting this just goes to show how little you know about football. All transfer drama aside any real football fan knows that mbappe is top class further proven by his game against real sociedad. A player like this changes everything for any club that signs him.
When mbappe leaves this psg than you see what happened with this league 1
Mbappe is tue face of football brotha
When you have a father that was a hardcore fan of a club that you’re born in the city of or don’t have a religion or even no family then you want to represent something and the only option is either your neighbourhood or city and so, many people fall under those main categories and when they cheer for their cities they feel that they represent something to die for just like our ancestors felt when they fought constant provincial wars and I’m not against that but Mbappe doesn’t have anything that can inspire or make France's image any better and just because he runs fast to tight areas and scores many goals in a non competitive league that doesn’t guarantee a future in Madrid to be the same and he would be the biggest failure tale in history with the most hype around if he didn’t live up to the expectations.