THE LOWDOWN — THE FULL HISTORY
2018
At 19, Kylian Mbappé ran at Argentina's defence and announced himself to the world. He then scored in the World Cup final, the first teenager to do so since Pelé.
2022
Four years later he scored a hat-trick in the final.
THE HEIR
He is now the face of the game: Messi's heir and the player everyone else has to catch.
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THE TERRACES — DISCUSSION
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