French young football superstar Kylian Mbappe is going to donate his total World Cup earnings US$500,000 (NZ$738,000) to charity.
According to Sports Illustrated, the 19-year-old forward earned about US$22,500 (NZ$33,000) for each of France's seven World Cup matches, plus a bonus of around US$350,000 (NZ$515,000) after Les Bleus won the title with a 4-2 victory over Croatia.
As per the report, the youngster believes that one should not be paid to represent their country. As per the financial details available, he has decided to forego $29,000 per game and $350,000 in bonus for winning the World CUp. The footballer will be donating his money to Preiers de Cordees association, a charity organisation which helps in organising sports activities for children with disabilities. Mbappe’s act of generosity has reportedly inspired his other teammates to do the same.
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Mbappe first formed an association with the charity in 2017, according to Le Parisien. Sebastian Ruffin, Premiers de Cordee's general manager, called Mbappe "a great person" in a brief interview with the French publication.