#football interview

[dumbandpoetics]

JOE BURROW SEC Network Interview | August 14, 2024

[latin5mamii]

Sometimes - Kylian Mbappè

warnings: none, maybe flirt (?) and google translate french🙏🏻

genre: interviewer!fem!reader x Kylian Mbappè

summary: The interview that you feared the most, seems to he as unpredictable as possible…

author's note: new husband unlocked😝 btw i think Kyky would totally be like this, like the type of man who, when he wants you he makes it unmistakably clear, even to the point of being a little embarrassing sometimes…

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When they told you that you would have to interview Kylian Mbappé, your heart skipped a beat.

"Nothing too difficult," you told yourself, trying to ward off the rising anxiety. "You've done this a hundred times before." But no matter how much you tried to calm yourself, the nerves wouldn't go away. 

Sure, you’re fluent in French, but what if you mispronounced something? What if he couldn’t understand you, and you had to repeat yourself? 

Even worse, what if he was in a bad mood, or worse, simply disinterested? The last thing you wanted was to fumble through a tense or awkward interview. You would have killed for one of the regulars—Vinicius or Rodrygo, maybe—someone you could comfortably chat with. But after tonight’s game, Kylian was the star, and like it or not, the spotlight was yours.

You took a deep breath, gathering your notes as you made your way to the interview area.

As you reached the designated spot, you caught sight of him walking down the corridor. And when your eyes landed on him, your breath hitched. Damn, he was hotter in person.

You took some time to observe his face intently. Droplets of sweat still clinging to his skin, sliding down his sharp jawline, his face slightly tired,and your heartbeat was slightly faster than before.

He must have felt your gaze, because his eyes met yours. For a split second, his expression shifted, surprise flickering in his eyes as if he hadn’t expected to see you watching him so intently. But then, just as quickly, his lips curled into a smile, warm and genuine, that made your pulse race even faster.

You tried to compose yourself, looking as professional as possible, offering him a smile in return as he approached. 

“Bonsoir, Kylian. Félicitations pour le match de ce soir,” you began, hoping your voice didn’t betray the nerves you felt. “Vous avez vraiment dominé sur le terrain. Comment vous sentez-vous après une telle performance?”

("Good evening, Kylian. Congratulations on the match tonight. You really dominated on the field. How do you feel after such a performance?")

Kylian’s smile broadened slightly as he responded, his voice smooth and steady. “Merci beaucoup. Je me sens bien, mais je dois avouer que je suis surpris, et agréablement, je dois dire.”

("Thank you very much. I feel good, but I have to admit I'm surprised, and pleasantly so, I must say.")

You blinked, trying to decipher the meaning behind his words, but he gave you no time to dwell on it. Instead, he continued, his tone laced with a teasing edge. “C’est rare de rencontrer quelqu'un qui m'observe avec autant d'attention. Je me demande ce que tu pensais.”

("It's rare to meet someone who watches me with such attention. I wonder what you were thinking.")

Caught off guard by his candidness, you felt a blush creeping up your cheeks. You quickly composed yourself, trying to steer the conversation back to the interview. “Je pensais à quel point vous avez montré une grande détermination ce soir. Qu'est-ce qui vous a motivé à pousser si fort?”

("I was thinking about how much determination you showed tonight. What motivated you to push so hard?")

Kylian chuckled softly, the sound warm and disarming. His gaze remained locked on yours, and you could feel the intensity of his attention. “La motivation vient de plusieurs choses, mais ce soir… il y avait une énergie particulière dans l'air, quelque chose qui m'a poussé à donner encore plus. Peut-être que c'était la sensation que quelqu'un d'intéressant me regardait.”

("Motivation comes from many things, but tonight… there was a special energy in the air, something that pushed me to give even more. Maybe it was the feeling that someone interesting was watching me.")

You felt your breath catch at his words, the playful glint in his eyes making it clear he wasn’t just talking about the match. Professionalism, you reminded yourself. You had a job to do.

“ Une dernière question, Kylian. Après une telle performance, comment vous préparez-vous pour le prochain match? Y a-t-il quelque chose de spécial que vous faites pour garder cette concentration?”

(" One last question, Kylian. After such a performance, how do you prepare for the next match? Is there anything special you do to maintain that focus?")

Kylian paused for a moment, as if considering your question carefully. Then, with that same playful smile that had started the interview, he leaned in just slightly. “Pour rester concentré… je pense qu'il est important d'avoir quelque chose ou quelqu'un qui vous inspire. Quelque chose à quoi penser quand les choses deviennent difficiles. Peut-être que j'ai trouvé ça ce soir.”

("To stay focused… I think it's important to have something or someone that inspires you. Something to think about when things get tough. Maybe I found that tonight.")

Now your heart was definitely skipping beats, and you weren’t sure if you wanted to laugh or melt. He was definitely flirting, and he was good at it. But you had to keep your composure, right? Even if you were enjoying this more than you’d like to admit.

But before you could respond, he straightened up, the smile still lingering on his lips as he gave you a nod. “Merci pour l'interview. C'était un plaisir.”

("Thank you for the interview. It was a pleasure.")

You managed to smile back, still a bit flustered. “Le plaisir était pour moi, Kylian. Merci pour votre temps.”

("The pleasure was mine, Kylian. Thank you for your time.")

As the interview wrapped up and the cameras stopped rolling, you began to gather your notes, relieved that everything had gone smoothly. But just as you were about to step away, Kylian leaned in slightly, his voice low and teasing.

"On devrait refaire ça un jour, peut-être sans les caméras," he said, his eyes locking with yours.

("We should do that again sometime, maybe without the cameras.")

You felt your heart skip a beat, and before you could stop yourself, you leaned in a bit closer as well, a playful smile tugging at your lips. "Seulement si tu promets d'être aussi charmant la prochaine fois," you replied, meeting his gaze with a spark in your eyes.

("Only if you promise to be just as charming next time.")

Kylian’s smile widened, clearly pleased by your response. "Je peux te le garantir," he said softly, his voice carrying a hint of something more.

("I can guarantee that.")

As he straightened up, he added with a grin,

“Au fait, ton français est parfait. Très impressionnant.” 

("By the way, your French is perfect. Very impressive.")

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[in-kyblogs]

How Sam Reid with short hair avoided the jock typecasting and instead got disaster bi roles his whole career will always be wild to me. With that squared jaw? You should be playing at the superbowl bestie

[sportsthoughts]

Day 87 of offseason gifs - In The Room S05E05 - the pens throw a party to watch the 2016 superbowl!

[kitnita]

wyatt johnston & jake oettinger postgame   —   VGK vs DAL;   game 7   —   05.05.24

[wyatt, barry sanders is one of the best running backs of all time, and you did some stuff on skates tonight that i hadn’t seen him do on cleats. what’d you eat for dinner?]  (laughs) um … thank you (laughs) um, i mean, my pregame meal is, uh, is chicken and pasta, um, you know, i had al biernat's, a couple of the boys go there, so … um, yeah, i mean, it’s the same, same meal before every home game. um, but yeah, thank you.  [that chicken and pasta didn’t make you move like that, brother.] 

[eyepatchoflove]

lestat being both french and italian explains everything, because there is actually nothing wrong with him, he's just like that.

[petit-papillion]

That's my self-aware football king. 😘

[pedripics]

Pedri: ‘This season I ask that injuries respect me and that I go for everything’.

(Mundo Deportivo - September 4, 2024)

If Spain won the European Championship he promised to grow a moustache and an interview with Mundo Deportivo. In the summer he fulfilled the first part and last Tuesday at noon, during the first national team break, the second part. Pedri González had an intense summer. A sprained knee left him out of the team in the quarter-finals of the Euro, when he was at his best, but he took a physiotherapist and a physical trainer to Tenerife to work during his holidays with the aim of recovering his best version for the start of the season. And he succeeded. He is being important with Flick, who has given him the baton of the team. The Canarian feels like never before, he is much more liberated, ‘loose’, as he says. Also in interviews, where he speaks clearly and assumes his role as a leader despite still being very young. Being European champion was a confidence boost and now he wants to keep winning: with the national team and, obviously, with Barça, the club of his life.

A man of his word, you told us during the European Championship that if they won you would give us an interview and here you are, delivering.

“Yes, yes, words have to be kept and in the first training camp we've had I've been able to give it to you.”

You also promised a moustache, which didn't last long.

“Yes, I only had it in the summer, now I have a beard and I have to remove it because otherwise my mother gets mad at me.”

Everything is going very fast. It's only been a month and a half since you won the European Championship and so many things have happened.

“Yes, it's true that it seems like a long time ago, but if you look at the short time ago, it's very fresh. But when you achieve something like that it seems like a lot longer ago than it really is.”

You were injured in the quarter-final against Germany, but you stayed with your team-mates until the end and they gave you the victory. What was your feeling?

“When I got injured I told them to try to make me a European champion and they did. It was a pleasure and since they gave me the option of staying in the training camp, it was clear that I had to stay with my team-mates there to try to win the title.”

Were you very scared when you got injured after Kroos' tackle?

“When I felt the pain in my knee I was scared because I had also seen what had happened to Gavi. I had several injuries, they are very hard and thank God I was lucky. It was a small thing compared to what could have been and we are now perfect.”

Then you were getting back to your prime, but you are back to your best from what we're seeing this season. It has however cost you your holidays.

“Yes, especially during the holidays I had a lot of work, I had to recover well to try to get to that first game and in the end I made it. A lot of work with the physio, physical preparation… But well, that's what I had to do.”

What does it mean for a footballer to be a European champion?

“Apart from being a dream for any Spaniard, for me, as I'm still at the beginning of my career, it's a great motivation for what's to come, a lot of confidence and above all, a dream come true.”

I would like to talk about the confidence that comes with it. Do you feel different when you enter a dressing room after winning the European Championship?

“You're still the same person, but it's true that it gives you a lot of confidence. There are a lot of players who retire and don't manage to win it and I think it's a source of pride. We are also the national team with the most players and you can feel that in Spain.”

And now the Nations League, I don't know if after the high of winning the European Championship, it is difficult to adapt to a competition that is considered the smallest of the national team competitions.

“Yes, we were just talking about it a few days ago. Everyone said that it's a minor competition, but at the end of the day you're playing with the best in Europe, who are going to want to win a title and for us, it's an important title. Of course, we want to go and win it and defend it again.”

The coach, Luis de la Fuente, emphasised when he named the squad that they were an insatiable group.

“Yes, above all I think that's the right word. It's true that we won the European Championship, but we want more. It's clear that it's going to be complicated, that nobody is going to give us anything for free, but we have to work to try to live other experiences similar to the ones we had when we won it.”

Now two away games, first Serbia, with a hostile atmosphere, and then Switzerland, who were one of the revelations of the European Championship.

“Yes, they are two difficult teams. Both games are away, which, whether you like it or not, is noticeable. You don't have the affection of your fans, but we're going to go all out. First, we'll go for the Serbia game, give everything and try to get the three points. We want to get off to a good start.”

On a personal level, now that we are back to school, what does Pedri want to be for this season? What is his goal?

“Above all, I'm trying to work hard so that injuries respect me. That's all I ask for this season, and to try to help the team because I think they have strengthened very well. And here in the national team, I will go for everything.”

How important it is for you to have this continuity. You’ve now played four consecutive games, how are you feeling at the start?

“I'm feeling good, very good. Before the European Championship I already said that I had found something that suited me very well. I feel good about the work I'm doing and that really shows. On the pitch, I don’t think I’ve ever felt like this, with this desire.”

We talked about it in the interview at the European Championship, all these new habits make you a very methodical Pedri, a very hard worker.

“Yes, that's right. I think that's what has given me to be at this physical level now and I think that's what I have to do, that's what's good for me. A lot of things that are going to help me to be well throughout the whole season.”

[pressure-machine]

THE KILLERS explain why they decided to livestream England's semi-final victory at the Euros

[tomhardymyking]

I didn't expect that the 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 final was Spain vs England, that is, my country against 𝗧𝗼𝗺's 😮🤭!

I wanted to upload some reference of him related to football, and I remembered this moment during a 𝑽𝒆𝒏𝒐𝒎 1 interview where they gave him two 𝘼𝙎 𝙍𝙤𝙢𝙖 (Italian team) T-shirts personalised with his last name, and 𝗩𝗲𝗻𝗼𝗺's name 💖😍

His smile, his laughter, his voice, seeing the gift 💘🥰

Let's see who wins this Sunday 😏 Good luck to you both 🇪🇸⚽🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

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No me esperaba que la final de la 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐨𝐩𝐚 fuera España vs Inglaterra, es decir, ¡mi país contra el de 𝗧𝗼𝗺 😮🤭!

Quería subir alguna referencia de él relacionado con el fútbol, y me acordé de este momento durante una entrevista de 𝑽𝒆𝒏𝒐𝒎 1 donde le regalan dos camisetas del 𝘼𝙎 𝙍𝙤𝙢𝙖 (equipo italiano) personalizadas con su apellido, y el nombre de 𝗩𝗲𝗻𝗼𝗺 💖😍

Su sonrisa, su risa, su voz, viendo el regalo 💘🥰

A ver quién gana este domingo 😏 Mucha suerte a los dos 🇪🇸⚽🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

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[jherbo10]

“yes…” 🤨

The way he said yes is so funny for no reason

[dumbandpoetics]

JOE BURROW Pardon My Take Podcast | July 8, 2024

"The way I describe it is every bar we walk into is a gay bar just for us. Every dude turns around and every girl's like, 'What the fuck?' I do empathize with women and understand what they must go through." - PMT (x)

[brasiliangp]

two pretty best friends <3

[you-get-me-closer-to-god]

Armand: please let me come with you both

Lestat and Gabrielle: You’re very cool and beautiful but…something is telling me I shouldn’t…

Armand, his eyes huge:

….you………reject??….Armand??? You reject him like the idiot?? Oh!! I curse you!! I curse you for one thousand years!!!

[tcrnadowarnings]

krogerco: ‘I’m Joe, nice to meet you.’ We brought 4 real people in to talk about their health journeys. We didn’t tell them who they’d be talking with. Join us over the next few weeks for their heartfelt conversations — the surprises, laughs, tears, and more. Catch full interviews on Kroger’s YouTube channel, and stay tuned here for more of the best moments.

[stromer]