The club PSG (star Lionel Messi in particular) has been heavily criticized for its excessive use of aircraft, but the protection of the environment does not seem to be a serious issue for Kylian Mbappe and Christophe Galtier (the team’s coach). Both joked and laughed when asked why they didn’t take the train (TGV) on the way from Nantes.
PSG played at Nantes (3-0 win) in their last Ligue 1 match and traveled by plane, although they could have arrived by train (TGV) in just two hours (a distance of around 400 km).
Kylian Mbappé and Christophe Gaultier joked about PSG’s very frequent flights amid the energy crisis and laughed heartily at the press conference before the game against Juventus (Champions League).
“I suspected that I would be asked something like that. To be honest, I spoke with the company that organizes our trips, we are now looking to see if we can travel on a yacht on the sand,” Galtier answered ironically.
French Sports Minister Amelie Oudea-Castera supports the SCNF’s (National Railway Company of France) proposal to transport the French football teams during their travels in France.
In addition, Betis Sevilla was cited as an example: the Iberian team travels by train throughout Spain.
Just a few days ago, Lionel Messi came under severe attack from the anti-globalist NGO Attac for his numerous flights on private jets.
According to Attac, Messi took 52 private jet flights between June and August, amounting to around 1,502 tonnes of CO2 (carbon dioxide), an amount similar to what the Frenchman produced in around 150 years.
Source: Hot News RO
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