Borja Iglesias defends himself after Mbappe’s applause: “Hey, don’t be mad”
The words of Real Madrid and French national team footballer Kylian Mbappe about the French legislative elections caused a resonance on social networks. One of the players who shared his remarks was Borja Iglesias.
The footballer, who was on loan at Bayer Leverkusen last season, published for the first time Tweet with applause emoji and then shared the news published A country about the statements of the French football player. He also explained his decision, motivated by the criticism he received. “Hey, don’t be mad. Mbappe said that, not me.“
This was at a press conference before France’s first match in this European Cup against Austria, in which Mbappe called on French citizens to come to the polls. “We are in an unprecedented situation and at an important moment in our country. I encourage everyone to vote and be aware of the situation. We need to identify with our values of respect.”
In turn, the recent signing of the Madrid team was against the extremes regarding Marine Le Pen. “I think there are people who are not aware of what is happening.. I’m trying to give a voice to people of my generation with these characteristics… The situation right now makes me feel proud to wear this shirt.” In France, 175 athletes signed a manifesto against the far right..
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This is not the first time that a football player has defended himself from criticism and disqualifications on social networks. This year he was criticized for his performance with the Germany national team, where he was on loan from January until the end of the season. “I’ll post a photo of the trophy so you can continue to rage.“
In an interview with Movistar, he also stated the following. “I must have done something very good in my life so that in an interview in which the only thing I do is say thank you and explain how nice it is to win the German championship, I was so amazed. Thank you very much, I hope one day you will be happy with your life.“
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