Kylian Mbappé takes aim at hitting his most creative target yet | Paul Doyle
Last week, to a soundtrack of Michael Jackson’s Heal The World, Kylian Mbappé walked on to a stage in a Paris hotel to unveil his new charity called Inspired by KM. Cheesy? If you insist, but even the most cynical onlooker would have found it hard to scoff at most of what followed. Mbappé, still just 21, is the football superstar the world needs right now.
On the pitch he showcases a rare amalgam of qualities: extraordinary speed, extreme technical prowess and preternatural awareness. Off the pitch he stands out for his simple decency amid razzmatazz that could consume him. His father, Wilfrid Mbappé, has a nice line about him. “Of course he’s normal; most people are.” That gets to the heart of it: as a footballer Mbappé knows he is better than nearly everybody else; as a person he does not consider himself to be more special than anyone. He has exceptional wealth – with an annual income estimated at around £20m – but he does not keep it all for himself.
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