Pele praises French teenager Mbappe
Monday, 16 July 2018
The great Pele has acknowledged Kylian Mbappe's remarkable tournament that culminated with the France forward becoming just the second teenager to score in a World Cup final. No guessing who is first. Pele was 17 when he scored twice Brazil's 5-2 win over Sweden in the 1958 final.
Mbappe scored France's fourth goal in the 4-2 win over Croatia in Moscow and was voted young player of the tournament, reports AP.
Pele posted a message of congratulations on his Twitter account saying "Only the second teenager to have scored a goal in a (hashtag) WorldCupFinal! Welcome to the club, @Mbappe - it's great to have some company! "
Meanwhile, Mbappe has committed his future to Paris Saint-Germain amid links with European champions Real Madrid.