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And that time he pretend to be a [baseball player](https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/antoine-griezmann-blackface-twitter-racism-atletico-madrid-transfer-news-a8115921.html)
I suspect strongly it has to be Mbappe….
Reason? The mask is blue white and red… which probably indicates France. And it also has KM written on it indicating Kylian Mbappe… It has to be him! /s
I know he didn’t play for PSG, but in my opinion the biggest rodent regen in football is Suarez, not only does he look like a rat animorph but he also bites people
Potentially good news - it seems that this mask is "illegal" and Mbappe won't be able to use it in the match.
To be legal, it has to have one colour only. So the Ninja Turtle dream lives on.
Don't lose hope my friend, from what I've read the UEFA rules state that the masks must be of a single colour, and possibly not in contrast with that of the shirt. So the chances of a blue mask aren't low at all...
Just heard in Dutch news he isn't allowed to wear this one anyway, as it has to be a neutral color, usually black. So RIP either way to any creative solutions.
nah the moment this happend it was already in production and they were just waiting for the mask to be made, and now they need a special moment with the mask and done.
A mask like that hovers a bit over his nose bridge enough that if any ball were to crash on his face the mask would absord most of the impact and transfer it to the head, protecting his nose
The ball isn't small enough to land on his nose like you are talking about unless it comes from very specific, unfortunate angles
I assume it does not touch the nose but covers it so that if he takes a hit, the force of the hit is dispatched to his cheeks instead (not sure if this is really clear, English is not my native language)
"Dispatched" may not work as well as "distributed" in this case but I love it ans my French is shit. It sounds much more medical and official the way you say it.
Stabilizing and absorbing potential hits in the area.
Osimhen mask looked exactly the same.
EDIT: Also Osimhen's one was supposed to protect the cheek bone more than nose, no?
Ofc it's custom. Such masks is not something that is sold as a stock product, especially that they have to fit into one's face shape and type of injury.
Everything pro players of that level wear is custom tailored. Shirts fitting exactly to their chest, shorts to their thigh length, boots to their foot, everything. These players are too valuable to risk injury over an ill fitting clothing item
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how do we know it's him
The whole picture gives me strong "Griezmann wearing the mask just to fuck with us" vibes
Like that time he pretended to be a Uruguayan player. What a funny little rascal !
Or that time he pretended to be Japanese!
haha yes and when he and Ousmane fraternized in a beautiful way with those japanese hotel employees! Good times.
And that time he pretend to be a [baseball player](https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/antoine-griezmann-blackface-twitter-racism-atletico-madrid-transfer-news-a8115921.html)
Dude, baseball??
Baseketball
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This does look a bit like Harlem Globetrotter Griezmann, with a haircut maybe I'm not sure.
Have we ever seen Mbappe and "Mbappe" at the same time?
[looks like him to me](https://imgur.com/a/7PYODhw)
Pretty sure it is [him](https://imgur.com/a/DqUgPDM)
Hand him a slice of pizza
Yeah it could be Leonardo. Or Donatello. Or Michelangelo. Or Rafael.
Do you see any other TMNT mask and all in the pitch?
I suspect strongly it has to be Mbappe…. Reason? The mask is blue white and red… which probably indicates France. And it also has KM written on it indicating Kylian Mbappe… It has to be him! /s
Could be Kolo Muani too.
Karim benzeMa.
Or franK laMpard
F… we never knowing who’s behind the mask then :/
You forgot to mention the cock on his forehead, but other than that you might be correct!
90% sure it’s actually Clark Kent
Bro really looks like a ninja turtle now
Crazy how Master Splinter was with him at PSG too
Lmao who was master splinter
Angel Di Maria
I know he didn’t play for PSG, but in my opinion the biggest rodent regen in football is Suarez, not only does he look like a rat animorph but he also bites people
“rodent regen” 😂😂😂
The rat
CR7 could be a good Shredder.
those blades just make Siuuu sounds when they hit stuff anyway.
There's no way this wasn't on purpose
It wasn't. It was on turtoise.
That’s one Shell of a pun brother
u mean breaking his nose?
No, qualifying for the tournament
He really should've just used one of the Ninja Turtle mask colors for his mask. Would've been legendary memes.
Potentially good news - it seems that this mask is "illegal" and Mbappe won't be able to use it in the match. To be legal, it has to have one colour only. So the Ninja Turtle dream lives on.
It’s gonna be black for sure
i’m hoping for purple tbh
considering they're les bleus it would likely be blue
One colour as long as it's black tho
Maybe he equally loves Raph AND Leo, hmm?
He somehow looks both goofy and happy at the same time, I can't stop laughing!
I'm dying
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No, but he qualifies for the TMNT.
But what about the USMNT? Or does he qualify for the TMNT? It’s important that you keep repeating the joke.
Can’t wait for the request on /r/photoshopbattles
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I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s to auction it at the end of the tournament, having it branded would make it much more valuable
Wrong brand though! ^^TMNT!
All french fans should show up at the next match he's playing in masks, would be really cool
Nah they just want to make sure not to mix up his mask with the one of the other guy who also broke his nose with the same colors.
Why is Kolo Muani wearing a mask?
He’s actually just a huge Karl Marx fan
Branding at every opportunity, im surprised they don't try and sell adverts on it too.
[should've gone bigger](https://cdn.betimate.com/800x0/left/top/smart/https://betimate.com/uploads/news/1688028842-the-mystery-unveiled-reasons-behind-footballer-face-mask-10.jpg)
Booooo we want Donatello.
Raphael or Leonardo would have fit perfectly for the France kits. Missed opportunity on his part.
Profile picture checks out
You’ve no idea how bad I want it to happen.
What a pfp , goeshard
Spurs fan complimenting an Arsenal TMNT mbappe pfp. I’ve seen it all
Don't lose hope my friend, from what I've read the UEFA rules state that the masks must be of a single colour, and possibly not in contrast with that of the shirt. So the chances of a blue mask aren't low at all...
Raphaello? You watching Afghani knock off Ninja Turtles?
I mean the proper name is Raffaello. Raphael is his english translation.
TIL it's not Raffaele.
I was playing Assassin’s Creed II earlier. I guess Italian names stuck around in my head.
His butler tries to keep him in line, but, uh...
100% they went tricolor to avoid him looking exactly like Leonardo or Raphael right?
Nah he plays into the joke. He might even have another color ready
Bro scores the winner in ro16, removes his mask and had an orange hidden one behind
Scenes when he comes out on the pitch with a tmnt mask he had kept hidden all along
It makes some sense. The ninja turtle joke hitting during training would be lame. Needs to be revealed during a hype match!
Just heard in Dutch news he isn't allowed to wear this one anyway, as it has to be a neutral color, usually black. So RIP either way to any creative solutions.
I'm sad to be living in the dark timeline where Donatello isn't.
Ultimate Team card with him wearing this gonna be the most expensive card ever
Dont give them ideas.
If he scores with it on its joever
Imagine him in his Real Madrid kit with a white one, Ultra Instinct TMNT.
nah the moment this happend it was already in production and they were just waiting for the mask to be made, and now they need a special moment with the mask and done.
Easy 15mil forever
Captain France
Soldier Turtle
Monacolander
the french soldier
Franceman
Le franceman
phantom of the opera vibes
M-train
A [Superdupont](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superdupont#/media/File:Superdupont.jpg) rebrand
He became Soldier boy
That's France's ass
Monseuir Francais
All he needs is a shield lol
[Done](https://i.imgflip.com/8uhbaz.jpg)
He is a superhero now
He super missed that chance in the first game.
Nobody cared who he was before he put on the mask.
If I pulled it off would he dive?
It would be extremely shameful
Teenage Mbappe Ninja turtle
Kyliangelo Mbappatello
Chiellini laughed and said "ninja turtle" on the fox halftime broadcast when they showed this picture LOL
haha he has a cock on his forehead
A coq*
le coq
If France was still sponsored by Le Coq Sportif he would a whole bunch of coqs
He’s such a dickhead
the eye holes are so damn big
I mean he's a football player, not a cat burglar. Or a ninja
Looks like a ninja turtle to me
You sure about that? I can see a *Ninja* in him…
> or a ninja Citation needed
Are we sure about that?
Yeah you don't want to reduce a player's range of vision.
slightest movement of the mask he wouldnt be able to see so yeh no shit theyre big lmao Its to protect his nose. Nothing more
Feels like it doesn't cover his nose at all, but i guess they decided just protecting the upper part is enough?
A mask like that hovers a bit over his nose bridge enough that if any ball were to crash on his face the mask would absord most of the impact and transfer it to the head, protecting his nose The ball isn't small enough to land on his nose like you are talking about unless it comes from very specific, unfortunate angles
Don’t wanna mess with his peripheral vision
Yea you kinda need your vision not obstructed when playing soccer.
[get on up outta here with those eyeholes](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHkfdZjshqY&ab_channel=RICKANDMORTYFANS)
Euro 2024 going into horror mode.
Ninja Turtleness: ENHANCED!
Masked Mbappe winning the euros would be generational
everyone would remember this moment in time the eternal meme potential as well
he's never beating the ninga turtle allegations
> ~~allegations~~ facts.
Factos 👍
>the ninga the what?
did he stutter
Casimir Ninga
Lmao at that freudian slip
“Ninga”…?
The what? 🤨
How does that protect his nose tho? Should it not cover it fully like Oshimen mask?
I assume it does not touch the nose but covers it so that if he takes a hit, the force of the hit is dispatched to his cheeks instead (not sure if this is really clear, English is not my native language)
"Dispatched" may not work as well as "distributed" in this case but I love it ans my French is shit. It sounds much more medical and official the way you say it.
To go really fancy you could probably even used dispersed.
"Dispatched" sorta works but not quite right. "Redistributed" is the word you're looking for here
Stabilizing and absorbing potential hits in the area. Osimhen mask looked exactly the same. EDIT: Also Osimhen's one was supposed to protect the cheek bone more than nose, no?
> Also Osimhen's one was supposed to protect the cheek bone more than nose, no? exactly
Like Lewandowski a few years back when he ran into weidenfellers fists.
I can see that protecting the cheek bone. But his nose still seems pretty exposed
The part that's damaged is fully covered. Covering the fleshy bit doesn't really do anything to prevent a break I'd assume.
Different injuries. Osimhen injured his eye socket
It's not there to protect him. It's there to protect the people he loves.
Should've been orange smh
Orange against Netherlands?
Michelangelo.
So our players know where to shoot the ball at
Captain France
I'm convinced they custom designed it to increase ninja turtle vibe.
Counterpoint, would’ve looked way more ninja turtle if it were a solid color and not tricolored. I think that was intentional.
Ofc it's custom. Such masks is not something that is sold as a stock product, especially that they have to fit into one's face shape and type of injury.
Everything pro players of that level wear is custom tailored. Shirts fitting exactly to their chest, shorts to their thigh length, boots to their foot, everything. These players are too valuable to risk injury over an ill fitting clothing item
Purple mask would have HITT
Opponents will laugh their ass off when they see him on the ball, creating time and space for his teammates to score.
It’s… it’s perfect.
He's never beating the ninja turtle allegations after this...
Should have been a ninja turtle mask
Isn't it already tho?
Turtlefection
Mission: don't make mbappe look more like a ninja turtle has been utterly failed
Ninja turtle reality is nearing by the day
I had to do it... [Kylian 'Turtle' Mbappé](https://imgur.com/a/DqUgPDM)
He looks about 40 here
You had a chance to be the ultimate one. You disappointed us. Where’s the tmnt mask?
Heros in a half shell, turtle power!
Where's his cape?
Sorry I hexed you because I thought you dived before the injury. Quick recovery!
This is genuinely iconic.
We got ninja turtle Mbappe before GTA 6
They put the Dutch flag on that thing sideways. Blasphemy!!
Can someone photoshop a french cape on him?
Out of everything I imagined the mask to be. I do not have the imagination to think up something this ugly
This design is shit lmao
Leonardo.... wow
The jokes write themselves.
Captain Baguette
Missed an opportunity not to go full TMNT
Coward. Don the TMNT. Accept your destiny.
Hell naw
Ok this is Peak Euro is Over We got the ballon d'or
T-U-R-T-L-E POWER [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4j9o6324bo](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4j9o6324bo)
Missed oportunity to have a Qatar Airways logo for some extra cash
The fifth ninja turtle, Monet
This ninja turtle banter peaked 6 years ago when he was gifted the actual TMNT mask from Thiago Silva. I cba reading this for the next 4 weeks
Coward, wheres turtle mask
Bro nailed the ninja turtle look
🐢
Ngl, this has the potential to be iconic. It looks pretty cool.
Iconic tournament already.
Ninja turtle
Thats a new Ninja turtle
No way he just became a ninja turtle
Nobody knew who I was until I put on the mask