Kylian Mbappé did not win the World Cup in 2022, but Time has confirmed the weight that the captain of the Blues now weighs. In its annual ranking, the American magazine included the 24-year-old PSG player among the 100 most influential personalities in 2023.
He is the only Frenchman present in this staff review of people who make the world go round. At the sporting level, he enters the closed circle of the six champions who are the most important for Time. He rubs shoulders with Lionel Messi, his partner at PSG, the second footballer present, but also Patrick Mahomes, the American football player, winner of the Super Bowl, the tennis player Iga Swiatek, the skier Mikaela Shiffrin, who has just broken the record for victories in the World Cup, and finally the basketball player Brittney Griner who had been imprisoned in Russia for possession of narcotics before being released by exchanging prisoners.
The entry of Mbappé into this prestigious ranking once again shows the influence of the footballer, which goes far beyond the borders of his sport. Classified in the “innovators” section, Mbappé carries values such as respect, humility and lucidity, according to the American magazine, which also highlights his societal influence.
This is not the first time that Time has looked at the star player of PSG and the French team. In 2018, it made headlines in its international version which evoked the leaders of tomorrow.