On the international stage, Mbappé debuted for France in 2017 at age 18. At the 2018 FIFA World Cup, he became the youngest French player to score in the tournament and the second teenager after Pelé to score in a World Cup final, helping France secure the title with four goals. He won the FIFA World Cup Best Young Player award for his efforts. In 2021, he contributed to France’s UEFA Nations League victory, earning the top scorer award in the finals. At the 2022 World Cup, Mbappé scored a hat-trick in the final against Argentina, finishing as the tournament’s top scorer with eight goals and winning the Golden Boot, though France lost on penalties.
It is also possible to recognise a great club through its playing culture in particular, by the style it promotes, by the way it carries itself, by the innovative drive given to it by its leaders. It’s no coincidence that various Rossoneri victories over various eras and different decades have brought about new visions about how football should be played. And those sitting on the AC Milan bench have been key to this: the greatest coaches of Italian football have all taken charge of the Rossoneri. Gipo Viani, Nereo Rocco and Nils Liedholm paved the way for Arrigo Sacchi, Fabio Capello and Carlo Ancelotti, the latter trio inheriting incredible legacies while looking to play a modern, spectacular brand of football.
In August 2017, Mbappé joined Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) on a loan deal that became permanent the following year for €180 million, making him the second-most-expensive player and the most expensive teenager in football history. At PSG, he continued to shine, winning six Ligue 1 titles, four Coupes de France, and becoming the club’s all-time leading goalscorer with 256 goals in 308 appearances by the time he left in 2024. He also led PSG to their first-ever Champions League final in 2020. Mbappé’s individual accolades include five Ligue 1 Player of the Year awards and six consecutive seasons as the league’s top scorer, a record. In the 2021–22 season, he made history as the first player to finish as both Ligue 1’s top scorer and top assist provider.
We will be a team of devils. Our colours will be red like fire and black to invoke fear in our opponents!” These were the words that Herbert Kilpin used as he founded AC Milan on 16 December 1899. Just a year and a half later, the Rossoneri became the champions of Italy for the first time after beating Genoa 3-0 at Ponte Carrega on 5 May 1901.
no coincidence that various Rossoneri victories over various eras and different decades have brought about new visions about how football should be played. And those sitting on the AC Milan bench have been key to this: the greatest coaches of Italian football have all taken charge of the Rossoneri. Gipo Viani, Nereo Rocco and Nils
The first celebration took place at AC Milans first headquarters, the Fiaschetteria Toscana on Via Berchet in Milan, in 1899. Words, places and dates that gave rise to the Rossoneri’s glorious history. This is a Club that has contributed hugely to the world of football, so much so that AC Milan held the most international titles recognised by FIFA from December 2007 to February 2014.
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