And one more. Kylian Mbappé continues his collection of masks in this Euro 2024, his accessory which has not left him since his broken nose against Austria during the first match of the competition. And the captain of the France team appeared during the warm-up with a mask that was even different from those we had seen so far. No blue-white-red color, UEFA prohibits it, but a black protection which covers a larger part of his face.
The mask this time covers the cheekbones of the new Real Madrid player as well as his forehead, not counting the vents which had already appeared on the latest versions of Mbappé’s mask. Behind, the mask is no longer held by an elastic band similar to those on swimming goggles but by a wire which seems to be able to be adjusted using a small dial, like on bicycle helmets.
Mbappé sports a new mask model. REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo
Yesterday, Kylian Mbappé had already declared that playing with a mask was “absolute horror” at a press conference, explaining that he had already had to try many models to be completely comfortable, he who had often been embarrassed by his protection.
“I changed my mask because something was wrong each time. This limits vision, the sweat remains blocked, it must be removed for it to flow. I had the impression of being in 3D and that I was invited to the Euro as a VIP. I felt like it wasn’t me playing. I have no choice, but as soon as I can, I will remove it. It’s annoying, I changed masks 5 times and even then there weren’t all the photos, I changed even more. My competition will be like that, but in no case will it be an excuse, I must say thank you to the mask,” declared the Blues striker.
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