Dubai, United Arab Emirates (CNN) – The French Football Association announced on Tuesday that it will review its agreement with French national team players regarding the use of their images and rights.
This came after Paris Saint-Germain star and French international star Kylian Mbappe boycotted sponsorship activities, including a photo session, scheduled for Tuesday, during the French team’s retreat at the Clairefontaine Center.
CNN reached out to representatives from Kylian Mbappe for comment.
“I decided not to participate in the photo session, after the French Federation refused to change the photographic rights agreement with the players,” Mbappe said in a statement to ESPN, adding: “My representative and I am sorry that not an agreement was reached before the World Cup. “
The French Football Association released a statement on Twitter, stating: “The federation is looking forward to working on guidelines for a new agreement, which will allow it to protect its interests, taking into account the legitimate concerns and condemnations expressed by players across the board. ‘unanimity. “
“After critical discussions with the managers, the president, the coach and the marketing director of the French national team, the French Football Association has undertaken, as soon as possible, to review the agreement on image rights that binds it to the players of the national team. “, adds the statement.
The dispute between Kylian Mbappé and Al-Ittihad began last March when the player boycotted activities with one of the team’s sponsors, according to French media sources.
Three months later, French Football Association president Noel Le Graet told French newspaper L’Equipe that “the image rights agreement will not change before the World Cup”, but the federation has decided to review this decision.
Earlier in the year, Mbappé was in the midst of a transfer battle between Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain, but the issue of image rights once again played an important role.
And in the Spanish club’s fourth offer to the French star, he was offered 50% of the profits from his image rights, a condition that helped return the striker’s preference to Paris Saint-Germain, which offered a more profitable percentage. , as reported by sources close to the player and according to the site of “El País” The Spaniard.
Interestingly, France will play with Austria in the European Nations League next Thursday, and then with Denmark three days later.
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