“Stop messing around on Twitter and get out there and celebrate with all the hype.”

Almost from the world of sports 200 tennis players, football players, athletes and other professionals signed the manifesto published by the newspaper ‘L’Equipe‘, which asks not to vote for Marine Le Pen’s party after the start of the election campaign for legislative elections in France. One of the most significant voices was that of the captain of the French national football team. Kylian Mbappe.

“You can tell he’s a striker because he walks ahead of the situation and knows how dangerous it is for the far right to win,” says Wyoming. Marcus Thuram He also criticized the appearance that Le Pen National Group. “The European Cup has just begun, and at the moment the French team is winning the human rights“, says the presenter.

These statements caused a great resonance in the country. French Federation issued a statement asking not to politicize the choice. In its turn, Sebastian ChenuVice President of the National Group, criticized Mbappe: “It seems that someone was stung. national group They really like the player until he talks about politics, then they ignore him. Red card” says Wyoming.

In the same spirit, Spanish far right. Vox’s Juan Garcia-Gallardo posted a tweet criticizing Mbappe’s words. “Mr. Garcia Gallardo, it’s time for the European Cup, stop messing around with Twitter and we go out into the street to celebrate with a big drum, just like that, with noise, we don’t hear their reflections.

It has also reignited debate in football about whether professionals They must position themselves politically. From the concentration of the Spanish national team goalkeeper Unai Simon appreciated the words of the French football player, who stated that he, as a professional in the field of ball, should only talk about sports topics and leave political issues to “other people.” “Let’s start with the good news for the red team: how well they they throw balls Without a goalie, we won’t score many goals,” Wyoming said. – I don’t quite understand the idea that football players should not express their opinions on politics. politics affects us all townspeople. Moreover, they are an example for many,” says the presenter.