Kylian Mbappe has accused the French Football Federation’s (FFF) president of denying the barrage of racist abuse that pushed him to consider quitting the French national team.
Mbappe, who helped France to World Cup glory in Russia four years ago aged just 19, suffered racial abuse on social media last summer after his country’s exit from Euro 2020 last summer.
The Paris Saint-Germain forward missed the decisive penalty as France suffered a shock exit to Switzerland on penalties at the last-16 stage.
FFF president Noel Le Graet told Le Journal du Dimanche that after the tournament, he held talks with Mbappe, who signalled he was prepared to walk out on the world champions as he felt he was not given the right level of support.
Le Graet told Le Journal du Dimanche: “He thought that the federation had not defended him after his missed penalty and the criticism on
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