France are out of Euro 2020, and they crashed out of the tournament in the cruellest possible fashion.
Yes, the reigning World Cup champions were eliminated on penalties, and as with any penalty shoot-out there was a hero and a villain, and this time around, Kylian Mbappe was sadly cast in that role.
Mbappe missed France’s fifth spot-kick, and as you can imagine, he received a torrent of jeers on social media, but one football legend had some rather encouraging words for him.
If there’s anyone you want to get a message from after such a difficult moment, it’s Pele.
The Brazilian legend is widely-thought to be the greatest footballer of all-time, and a message from him will hopefully have put a smile on Mbappe’s face after his miss.
At the age of just 22, there’s plenty of time for Mbappe to make up for Monday’s miss, and it wouldn’t surprise us one bit if he turned up at next year’s World Cup and made his mark.
As Pele says, today is the start of a new journey for Mbappe, and he has the talent to once again return to the pinnacle of international football.
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