Kylian Mbappé, one of the (very young) soccer players on team France who took home the 2018 World Cup trophy on Sunday, will celebrate his victory in a special way.
According to USA Today, the French forward will donate his earnings from t…
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19-year-old World Cup winner Kylian Mbappé is making a lot of fans feel old
Imagine being 19 and also a World Cup winner. I personally cannot!
France’s Kylian Mbappé, 19, has become the youngest player in six decades to score during a World Cup final, according to ESPN. (In 1958, Pele scored two goals against Sweden at the age of 17.)
Teenagers to score in a #WorldCupFinal
* Pele
* Kylian MbappeThat is allpic.twitter.com/Cy3RvGOoV7
— FIFA World Cup (@FIFAWorldCup) July 15, 2018
That’s right, folks. Mbappé is 19 years old, which means he was born in 1998. And he’s inspiring both awe and mild existential crises in many World Cup viewers.
As he should. Teens are well on their way to ruling the world. Read more…
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