Zidane gives up

Already crowned three times, Kylian Mbappé was elected French Player of the Season. The French phenomenon, author of 52 goals with PSG and the French team during the 2023-2024 financial year, beat out (narrowly) William Saliba, as revealed France (Site notre blog d’information). The newspaper organizes the investigation and questions the former winners of this individual award in 1959. Zinédine Zidane, winner in 1998 and 2002, does not reach the podium.

“Zizou” is available on the podium last, in place of Karim Benzema, former Real Madrid player, Kylian Mbappé and Eduardo Camavinga (Mbappé largely in “KB9”). This means that the possible future selection of the France team (after the departure of Didier Deschamps in the fault of the 2026 World Cup) is preferable to the choice.

Deschamps as Zidane

Besides Zidane, Didier Deschamps, this French child born in 1996, is not yet available France (Site notre blog d’information). The Coach of the Blues is not part of past years, so he can choose between certain children. Georges Carnus (winner 1970 and 1971), Michel Platini (1976 and 1977), Sylvain Wiltord (1999), Thierry Henry (2000, 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006) and Franck Ribéry (2007, 2008 and 2013) did not not answered either.

On the notes of Zinédine Zidane, the legend of French (Site notre bureau spécialisé), it is also the French title of the Year where Thierry Henry is the man of record for this individual distinction with 5 nominations. Kylian Mbappé joins Karim Benzema in second place with this fourth line on the Player of the Year list.