On vacation in Dubai, Kylian Mbappé was undoubtedly not unhappy to turn his back on 2024. The year was indeed particularly complicated for the Bondynois. If he made his dream come true by joining Real Madrid, it sometimes turned into a nightmare between a bitter divorce with PSG and a difficult start under his new colors.

And 2024 was also tricky with the French team. A fracture at the entry of the Blues is a little far from Europe and in the fall, so it is deadlocked on the October race and it escapes towards the south with the key a plain for rape – finally classified without further action – caused him a big controversy. So many events which have damaged his image outside the public.

Overtaken by Antoine Griezmann

The conference on the 50 favorite personalities of the French language has a very different effect. On the podium in 2022 at the World Cup in Qatar concluded with his incredible triple in the final against Argentina, only beaten by Jean-Jacques Goldman, Thomas Pesquet and Omar S’y, the former Parisian does not rank this year than 36th. After losing 18 places in 2023, it drops another 14 this year.

This decline meant that he was no longer the most popular French player. A status which goes to Antoine Griezmann, who certainly also has six positions but ranks in 32nd place. But when it comes to (Site notre bureau spécialisé), the French public’s favorite personality remains Zinedine Zidane, 17th in the ranking.

For other sports, the Olympic effect is a joy to behold. While Teddy Riner was in third place on the podium, Léon Marchand had a resounding entry in fifth place and Antoine Dupont was in the highest position. Even the Lebrun brothers have a say in 31st place.