2023-07-09 08:33:00
Kylian Mbappé is no longer as popular as before in France. Knighted after his resounding hat-trick in the World Cup final against Argentina, the top scorer in Ligue 1 is less popular six months later. According to an Odoxa poll for RTL and Winamax, which is based on a sample of 1,005 people representative of the French population, including 419 football fans, 63% of French people have a good opinion of the PSG striker (74% for football fans) but 36% have a bad opinion.
Above all, its image is gradually deteriorating. If 70% of his compatriots still consider him sympathetic, Mbappé has lost 10 points in 4 years on this evaluation criterion and only 45% consider him humble, significantly less than in 2019 (66%). . For two-thirds of French people (65%), he is close to the public and for 55% of them, the 24-year-old striker embodies French youth well.
May Kylian Mbappé be reassured, however. He still displays high popularity even if it is lower than that achieved by other icons of French sport such as multiple world judo champion Teddy Riner (89% in May 2023) or former basketball player Tony Parker ( 87% when he retired from sport in 2019).
Could this be the consequence of the positions, in particular political, of the Parisian star? These divide. Indeed, for 67% of French people, Kylian Mbappé is not in his role when he speaks about the death of Nahel, killed by a policeman in Nanterre. 64% of them do not agree with the content of his message. As a reminder, he had supported the family of the deceased on his Twitter account: “I hurt my France, he wrote, adding blue-white-red heart emojis, some of which are cracked. An unacceptable situation. All my thoughts go out to the family and loved ones of Nahel, this little angel who left far too soon. »
I feel bad for my France. ????????????????????
An unacceptable situation.
All my thoughts go out to Naël’s family and loved ones, this little angel who left far too soon.— Kylian Mbappé (@KMbappe) June 28, 2023
PSG fans think Mbappé’s departure would be good for him
And at the level of PSG supporters? Despite a media war with his club, Kylian Mbappé remains very popular with fans. 75% of Parisian supporters and 80% of football fans consider that a departure would be a good thing for their personal progress. The regulars of the Parc des Princes think that losing Bondy’s crack would be a bad thing for the capital club (60%), but also for Ligue 1 (62%).
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