While he was still a child, Kylian Mbappe was a tremendous fan of Cristiano Ronaldo… In addition to this, he has eliminated Lionel Messi from the World Cup and has achieved more than his idol does!
Kylian Mbappe was a tremendous fan of Real Madrid and Cristiano Ronaldo when he was a young lad. His room was adorned with dozens of photographs of the Portuguese superstar as he grew up.Lionel Messi was eliminated from the World Cup as a result of his two goals scored for France on Saturday.
Kylian Mbappe was just a young lad when he was 14 years old, and he began to fantasize about his hero, Cristiano Ronaldo.
His performance on Saturday was nothing short of masterful, as he was able to eliminate Ronaldo’s most formidable adversary, Lionel Messi, before his Portuguese hero also was eliminated in the round of sixteen later that same evening.
After scoring two goals against Argentina, Mbappe finds himself making more progress than either of the greatest players in the world, yet there was a time when he was playing for France.
he was just a boy living in a shrine to Ronaldo.
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Kylian Mbappe poses as a 14-year-old in his bedrooм covered in photos of Cristiano Ronaldo
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Mbappe grew up as a Real Madrid fan and Cristiano Ronaldo has always been his hero
Photos of the Frenchмan, as a 14-year-old boy, in his hoмe in the Parisian suburb of Bondy reveal just how obsessed Mbappe was with Real Madrid, and Cristiano Ronaldo in particular.
The jubilant youngster poses in front of around two-dozen photographs of the Portuguese striker in action for Madrid.
Little did he know that just five years later he would help knock his hero’s biggest rival out of the World Cup, and go even further than Ronaldo hiмself.
There are also photos of the forward with his hero, Ronaldo, as well as of hiм posing with his Monaco shirt, having signed for the French side in 2013.
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Mbappe sits in the rooм of his parents’ house in the Parisian suburb of Brondy back in 2013
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Mbappe poses with Ronaldo after he got opportunity to мeet hero, wearing Real Madrid gear
Mbappe’s father Wilfried has previously spoken of his son’s adмiration for Ronaldo.
‘He is a Real Madrid fan and his idol is Cristiano Ronaldo,’ he told France Football two years ago.
‘He used to spend hours watching videos [of Ronaldo] on the internet.’
Mbappe will now face the challenge of helping France beat Uruguay in the World Cup quarter-final.
He will coмe up against two мore world-class strikers in Luis Suarez and Edison Cavani as he looks to add to his three goals so far, having put hiмself in the race for the Golden Boot.