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Mbappe shows off signed Pele shirt

Pele has often been compared to France's World Cup winning star Kylian Mbappe, who has received a signed shirt from the Brazil legend.

By Opta
PSG and France forward Kylian Mbappe

Paris, September 24: Kylian Mbappe has shown off a signed shirt from Pele after he followed in the Brazil icon's footsteps at the World Cup.

Mbappe scored four goals at Russia 2018, including a superb strike in France's final defeat of Croatia.

Earlier in the tournament, the 19-year-old forward became the first teenager to score more than once in a World Cup match since Pele hit a double in Brazil's final win against Sweden in 1958.

Pele subsequently sent his congratulations to the Paris Saint-Germain superstar and he has now shared a signed shirt with the attacker.

"Thanks for this amazing gift, King," Mbappe wrote on Twitter alongside a snap of him holding the present.

Mbappe has said it is "flattering" to hear about comparisons with Pele, but the teenager is determined to forge his own path.

Story first published: Monday, September 24, 2018, 9:37 [IST]
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