Kylian Mbappé has hit out at what goes on behind the scenes in football in a wide-ranging interview with L'Equipe, saying "if I didn't have this passion [for the sport], the world of football would have disgusted me a long time ago."

On Tuesday, Mbappé became France 's second-highest all-time goalscorer -- overtaking Thierry Henry, and behind Olivier Giroud -- by converting a penalty in the team's 2-1 win over Iceland , taking his tally to 52 international goals.

In an hour-long conversation published in French newspaper L'Equipe's magazine on Wednesday, the Real Madrid forward discussed his personal life, the national team, and the legal dispute over unpaid wages that's followed his departure from Paris Saint-Germain .

"I'm fatalistic about the world of football," Mbappé

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