Kylian Mbappé is not content to be decisive for PSG and the French football team. The Parisian player has officially become a godfather, Thursday, November 18, from one of the panda binoculars at Beauval Zoo, in Loir-et-Cher. Born last August, the goddaughter the 22-year-old French international his name is Yuandudu. Zhang Jiaqi, Chinese Olympic champion of synchronized diving, for her part, sponsors the other twin, Huanlili.
On the scene @KMbappe, World Football Champion #zoodebeauval pic.twitter.com/JiXDyZMUhB
– ZooParc de Beauval (@zoobeauval) November 18, 2021
This sponsorship is very symbolic for the Beauval Zoo, since it is “the first time that top athletes have joined forces with us“, explains Delphine Delord, deputy director of the zoo, to franceinfo: sport. A welcome spotlight for the panda, an endangered species.”Kylian Mbappé was already affected by this overall loss of diversity. He has visited the park on several occasions. He was therefore offered this opportunity, and he directly accepted this role of sponsor.“, she added.
A collaboration that will make it possible to arouse the curiosity of a new audience regarding these environmental issues. “It is an important sponsorship for us because he is young, followed by millions of fans, and thanks to him, a new, larger audience will be able to realize that it is necessary to protect endangered species in order to preserve the biodiversity that surrounds us“.
Kylian Mbappé and Beauval Zoo may have to work together again in the future. “We agreed with Kylian that it wasn’t just a one shot. He is very committed, and we did not pay him for that “, details Delphine Delord.
This commitment from the Habs is anything but a surprise, the world champion who has never hidden his passion for the animal world, especially for cheetahs, known to be the fastest land animals in the world. “He explained that, if he runs so fast, it is partly because he watched a lot of animal documentaries and that he was fascinated by the speed of cheetahs.“, laughs the deputy director of the zoo.