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Kylian Mbappe Reveals Cristiano Ronaldo and Zinedine Zidane As Childhood Idols Paris Saint-Germain star forward Kylian Mbappe, in a recent interview, has opened up about his childhood heroes and revealed that French legend Zinedine Zidane and Juventus Forward Cristiano Ronaldo were the biggest influences on him while growing up. At 21, Mbappe is already one of the biggest superstars in world football, winning the World Cup in 2018 and almost every recognizable domestic trophy in France, the PSG forwards accolades are comparable with some of the great French footballers. He has already scored 20 goals in 21 appearances across all competitions this season for the Ligue 1 giants. At the launch party of his new foundation inspired by KM, Mbappe was asked about the players he idolized while growing up. ‘As a child it was Zizou, if you are a boy growing up in France it’s always Zidane’ said the 21-year-old. ‘Afterwards, it was Cristiano Ronaldo and I had a chance to play against

After falling short in the semi-final of Supercopa tournament against Atletico Madrid, Barcelona's striker Lionel Messi said that the result hurts the team and expressed his displeasure with the number of errors committed by the Spanish side. Atletico Madrid defeated Barcelona to 3-2 to advance into the finals of the tournament. "It is a shame, we played a great game. After so long we felt good again. We were in control, dominated and attacked all the time. We let it slip through certain mistakes when Atletico was already almost dead, in less than 10 minutes they turned round a game that we should have seen out," goal.com quoted Messi as saying. "It hurts because it is a title and we wanted to be in the final and win it. We showed a different side to what we have been showing recently against Espanyol and at the end of last year, we played a good game but sadly we couldn't get the victory," he said. Messi and Antonie Greizmann scored for Barcelon

He might be 38 and in the twilight of his career, but Zlatan Ibrahimovic has few peers when it comes to chutzpah. "I know what I have to do, Zlatan is still here," Ibrahimovic told reporters as the Swede was officially presented by his new club AC Milan. "The duel with Cristiano Ronaldo will be exciting." The Swedish striker played for Milan between 2010 and 2012 and scored 56 goals in 85 games during his first spell with the club. Juventus star Ronaldo was then playing for Real Madrid. The pair have faced off before in Europe -- when Ronaldo was at Madrid and Ibrahimovic at Paris Saint-Germain -- and also on the international stage at the 2014 World Cup. They also share a former club in Manchester United. Ibrahimovic helped Milan win its 18th Serie A title in 2011 -- the club's last major trophy -- but while Juventus and Ronaldo are looking to defend their league crown, the 38-year-old Swede's task this time around is to salvage a season tha