{"id":5465,"date":"2026-05-07T16:53:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T16:53:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=5465"},"modified":"2026-05-07T16:53:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T16:53:11","slug":"kylian-mbappe-petition-reaches-300-million-signatures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=5465","title":{"rendered":"Kylian Mbappe petition reaches 300 million signatures"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p>Kylian Mbappe reacts during Real Madrid vs Girona (Photo by Angel Martinez\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Real Madrid star Kylian Mbappe is under fire from the club\u2019s fans after going on holiday with his girlfriend during a difficult period of the team\u2019s season.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL CAUGHTOFFSIDE APP FOR ALL THE LATEST &#038; BREAKING UPDATES \u2013 STRAIGHT TO YOUR PHONE! ON <span role=\"presentation\"><u>APPLE<\/u><\/span> &#038; <span role=\"presentation\"><u>GOOGLE PLAY<\/u><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A petition calling for Mbappe to leave Real Madrid has now reached an astonishing 30 million signatures, with Kaveh Solhekol explaining on Sky Sports precisely what\u2019s gone on.<\/p>\n<p>Watch below as the journalist explains the context behind this, with Mbappe supposedly given permission to take this break whilst recovering from an injury, though it\u2019s not gone down well with a lot of supporters due to Real\u2019s disappointing season overall\u2026<\/p>\n<h2>Kylian Mbappe petition situation explained<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-lazy tweet-img lazyload\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;He&#8217;s become the scapegoat at Real Madrid&#8221; ??<\/p>\n<p>Kaveh Solhekol explains the current situation with Kylian Mbappe following an online petition calling for him to leave Real Madrid reached 30 million signatures ?? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Hul2fNM8Sz\">pic.twitter.com\/Hul2fNM8Sz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sky Sports News (@SkySportsNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SkySportsNews\/status\/2052347120317808901?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 7, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Madrid are out of the Champions League and set to finish the campaign trophyless as their bitter rivals Barcelona will likely wrap up the La Liga title against them when they play this weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Mbappe appears to be being made a scapegoat for this, despite his fine individual form for Los Blancos, though Solhekol has also questioned if this petition can really be taken seriously.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-stories std-mgn-b\">&#13;<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<header class=\"col-s-12 std-mgn-t\">More Stories \/ <span class=\"topic\">Latest News<\/span><\/header>\n<div class=\"post-container col-s-4\">\n<p>\t\t\t&#13;<\/p>\n<div class=\"img-cntr\"><picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1495\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/COS-FeaturedHero-Image-Templates-2026-02-12T133501.487.jpg\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-1654253 lazyload\" alt=\"Close-up of Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/COS-FeaturedHero-Image-Templates-2026-02-12T133501.487-190x114.jpg 190w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/COS-FeaturedHero-Image-Templates-2026-02-12T133501.487-245x147.jpg 245w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/COS-FeaturedHero-Image-Templates-2026-02-12T133501.487-320x193.jpg 320w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/COS-FeaturedHero-Image-Templates-2026-02-12T133501.487-414x249.jpg 414w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/COS-FeaturedHero-Image-Templates-2026-02-12T133501.487-630x379.jpg 630w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width:1230px) 237px, (min-width:1020px) 190px, (min-width:900px) 280px, (min-width:680px) 30vw, (min-width:414px) 125px, 30vw\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"post-container col-s-4\">\n<p>\t\t\t&#13;<\/p>\n<div class=\"img-cntr\"><picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1495\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/COS-FeaturedHero-Image-Templates-29.jpg\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-1658757 lazyload\" alt=\"Chelsea FC logo close-up\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/COS-FeaturedHero-Image-Templates-29-190x114.jpg 190w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/COS-FeaturedHero-Image-Templates-29-245x147.jpg 245w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/COS-FeaturedHero-Image-Templates-29-320x193.jpg 320w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/COS-FeaturedHero-Image-Templates-29-414x249.jpg 414w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/COS-FeaturedHero-Image-Templates-29-630x379.jpg 630w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width:1230px) 237px, (min-width:1020px) 190px, (min-width:900px) 280px, (min-width:680px) 30vw, (min-width:414px) 125px, 30vw\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"post-container col-s-4\">\n<p>\t\t\t&#13;<\/p>\n<div class=\"img-cntr\"><picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1495\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/COS-FeaturedHero-Image-Templates-40.jpg\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-1657270 lazyload\" alt=\"Man United manager Michael Carrick and 'breaking news' banner\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/COS-FeaturedHero-Image-Templates-40-190x114.jpg 190w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/COS-FeaturedHero-Image-Templates-40-245x147.jpg 245w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/COS-FeaturedHero-Image-Templates-40-320x193.jpg 320w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/COS-FeaturedHero-Image-Templates-40-414x249.jpg 414w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/COS-FeaturedHero-Image-Templates-40-630x379.jpg 630w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width:1230px) 237px, (min-width:1020px) 190px, (min-width:900px) 280px, (min-width:680px) 30vw, (min-width:414px) 125px, 30vw\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<p><b><i>Want more CaughtOffside coverage? Add us as a <\/i><\/b><b><i><span draggable=\"true\">preferred source on Google<\/span><\/i><\/b><b><i>  to your favourites list for news you can trust<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>30 million people is a lot, with the population of Spain only around 50 million, so it is perhaps questionable if that many real people could have signed it this quickly.<\/p>\n<p>Mbappe is one of the best players in the world on his day, but he\u2019s occasionally divided opinion due to question marks over his attitude and professionalism.<\/p>\n<p>The France international joined Real last season after leaving PSG on a free transfer. 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