FFF/marketing: Kylian Mbappé opened a debate on the rights and obligations of international players

By refusing to take part in a marketing operation aimed at the FFF's partners - Volkswagen, Uber Eats, Orange, Xbox (Microsoft), The Coca-Cola Company, Konami - at the National Football Centre in Clairefontaine (Yvelines) with all the players of the French football team, Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint-Germain / FRA) opened a debate on the rights and obligations of international players, on 22/03/2022

While Intersport (sporting goods retailer) extended its role as official distributor of the French national teams, on 18/03/2022, and XBox (Microsoft) joined the FFF on 24/03/2022, as official gaming partner of the men's and women's French teams, both for three years (2022-2024), the body chaired by Noël Le Graët has been forced to question the management of its sponsorships, as the French team is due to face South Africa in a friendly at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy in Villeneuve-d'Ascq (North, FRA), on Tuesday 29/03/2022 (kick-off at 21:15 CET).

Kylian Mbappé and his entourage are challenging the 2010 agreement on the transfer of collective image rights, which contains, among other things, the…