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Mbappé Hits Back at “Egocentric” Label in Social Media Exchange

By Hugo Brennan

Mbappé Hits Back at “Egocentric” Label in Social Media Exchange

In Madrid, a brief social-media exchange has put the spotlight on Real Madrid’s French forward after he answered a journalist who had described him as “egocentric”.

A public response from the Madrid forward

  1. A journalist criticised the Real Madrid attacker, using the term “egocentric” in reference to him.
  2. The French forward chose not to leave the remark unanswered.
  3. He replied through social media, turning the criticism into a public exchange.

The episode adds a small but visible off-pitch note to the atmosphere around the Spanish giants, with the player making clear that he had seen the accusation and was prepared to respond.