Kylian Mbappé, top scorer in Ligue 1 last season, is in the running for the Laureus World sports awards, named in the “sportsman of the year” category alongside another PSG player, Lionel Messi, winner with the Argentina of the Football World Cup, tennis player Rafael Nadal or F1 driver Max Verstappen, NBA champion basketball player Stephen Curry and pole vaulter Armand Duplantis.
The French men’s rugby team nominated for the “team of the year award” for their Grand Slam at the Six Nations tournament. Facing her in particular, the national team of Argentina, world football champion and Real Madrid, winner of the Champions League. Another Frenchwoman is on the list of nominees, surfer Justine Dupont, in the running in the “extreme sport” category. These athletes were selected following the votes of 1,400 international sports journalists. The winners will be revealed during the Laureus World Sports Awards ceremony in the spring.