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Sporting Giants: Kylian Mbappé: Episode 1: ‘The boy from Bondy’

Episode 1: ‘The boy from Bondy’

Kylian Mbappé

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How Kylian Mbappe began his journey from the Paris suburbs to global football stardom.

Discover how Kylian Mbappe began his journey from the Paris suburbs to global stardom, with insight from Arsene Wenger and former coaches and teammates.

In a new six-part podcast series, Steve Crossman and Julien Laurens chart Kylian Mbappe’s rise from the suburbs of Paris to global superstardom.

We begin at AS Bondy, where Mbappe first displayed his prodigious talent and hear from former coaches and teammates about the cheeky schoolboy who, with the support of his ambitious parents, appeared destined for greatness.

Former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger explains why Mbappe’s talents stood out at an early age, even in the Paris banlieues, one of football’s most competitive breeding grounds.

Sporting Giants: Kylian Mbappé

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A new podcast series on the life and career of France superstar Kylian Mbappe.

Kylian Mbappe's remarkable rise from the suburbs of Paris to football stardom, featuring Arsene Wenger, Thierry Henry and Bernardo Silva.

A new podcast series charting Kylian Mbappe's rise from the suburbs of Paris to global superstardom. Presenters Steve Crossman and Julien Laurens follow the forward's journey from AS Bondy to PSG via Monaco and the legendary Clairefontaine academy and hear from a stellar cast including Arsene Wenger, Didier Deschamps, Thierry Henry and Bernardo Silva. 

Revisit Mbappe's ultimate high of winning the World Cup in 2018 to the racial abuse that followed his penalty miss as France crashed out of the Euros in 2021. We take listeners to Qatar where Mbappe rallied his team for a remarkable comeback in the World Cup final before another painful defeat on penalties to Argentina. And we'll look ahead to his future in the iconic white shirt of Real Madrid

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