Mbappé on Ronaldo's Longevity
Kylian Mbappé Doubts He Will Play for France at Age 41 Like Cristiano Ronaldo
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Kylian Mbappé said he does not expect France to let him continue playing for the national team until age 41, as Cristiano Ronaldo has done with Portugal. Speaking to BILD, the 27-year-old Real Madrid and France captain joked about the prospect while praising Ronaldo’s physical conditioning, mental discipline and extraordinary longevity. Mbappé, who has long viewed Ronaldo as a childhood idol, said the Portuguese star demonstrates that elite players can remain at the highest level well into their late 30s and 40s, but he does not believe he will follow the same international-career path.
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Mbappé has already made 103 appearances and scored 66 goals for France, according to French Football Federation figures cited in the coverage.
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Ronaldo’s longevity is backed by record-setting numbers: UEFA lists him as the men’s international appearance leader with 233 caps and the all-time leading scorer with 146 international goals.
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The interview came as Mbappé was reportedly dealing with flu-like symptoms; the French Football Federation said he had missed outdoor training and was restricted to indoor work while his condition was monitored, putting his availability for France’s opening match against Turkey in doubt.
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The reports also highlighted Mbappé’s strong club form, with eight goals and two assists in eight appearances for Real Madrid across La Liga and the Champions League at the time of publication.
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In the same BILD interview, Mbappé discussed Michael Olise and said that “any club in the world would want to have” the Bayern Munich player, while declining to advise Olise to change clubs and calling that unfair to Bayern.
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