Did you know Kyllian Mbappe‘s childhood hero was Cristiano Ronaldo.

No wonder he plays with such pace and energy. 

Kylian Mbappe scored twice as France fought back from a goal down to reach the last eight and Lionel Messi’s World Cup dream.

The French wonder kid who showed the five times world champion, Messi and his Argentine team their true size in the on-going world cup was a die-hard fun of Cristiano Ronaldo. 

Young Kyllian Mbappe in his room

At age thirteen, young Kyllian had his bedroom all dressed up with his hero’s pictures. He wakes up and sleeps dreaming about Cristiano Ronaldo and all his historic prints in football history.

Young Kyllian Mbappe in his room

The football world was impressed by his performance in a round 1/16 tie between France and Argentina in the on-going world cup. Talking about his teenage memories after his showdown in the knockout fixture.

Although the youngster has stated that his love for the world’s current best player has diminished turning into a professional footballer himself, do you think his love for Ronaldo had a way in his success as a player. 

What do you think? 

 

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