Kylian Mbappe’s X account hacked, insults Lionel Messi, mocks Manchester City as derogatory posts go viral | Football News

Kylian Mbappé’s X account took a hit when it was hacked in the early hours of the morning while he was in Spain. The world was quick to take notice when his account began promoting a cryptocurrency called ‘$MBAPPE’ with claims that it had reached 90,000 sales. The bizarre incident didn’t stop there; it also featured a series of provocative posts, including a Manchester United transfer tease and a heated comment on the long-standing rivalry between Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.

The tweets, which have since been deleted, caused a stir in the football world and caused a lot of controversy.

The hack prompted multiple posts on Mbappe’s account targeting Manchester United, including a statement that “Manchester is Red” and even praising a popular United fan account, @UTDTrey, as “the best account on ft (football Twitter)”. When a user asked if Mbappe would move to London, the hacked account wrote: “London is s*** bro.”

Another tweet saw a message favouring Cristiano Ronaldo over Lionel Messi, calling Ronaldo “the best footballer of all time” while insulting the eight-time Ballon d’Or winner Messi with a derogatory term. The inflammatory nature of these messages only added fuel to the already intense debate surrounding the Ronaldo-Messi rivalry now that Mbappe is part of Real Madrid.

According to the British tabloid press Mirror, The launch of the ‘MBAPPE’ token also dominated social media for a short time, with its market cap rising to tens of millions within minutes, only to abruptly plummet back to zero.

Criticism of Mbappé’s hacked account was swift and unforgivable. Several users condemned the lack of a timely response from his PR team, with one user, @KM, posting: “Where the —- is his PR team, this is unacceptable.”

Mbappé at Real Madrid

The French forward marked his Madrid debut with an impressive performance, scoring a goal in Real Madrid’s 2-0 UEFA Super Cup win over Atalanta. However, his momentum in La Liga has waned as he has yet to find the net in the competition.

He played in both games against Mallorca (1-1) and Valladolid (3-0), but his lack of a competitive goal has rightly sparked debate on social media.

“His last goal was on August 14. It’s only been two weeks, so it’s not a cause for concern. Neither we nor he are worried as a club,” Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti told reporters.

“He is very happy here, excited, he definitely wants to score in the next game. Vinicius too, who hasn’t scored yet this season and I don’t see him worried either.”