“Football is politics, we must accept that a player like Mbappé expresses his ideas,” says Ramon Besa, EL PAÍS journalist, when analyzing the words of the France star about the advance of extremism before the legislative elections in his country. In this segment of the Universo Euro program, Besa reflects on freedom of expression and the political dimension of football: “Sport is where the economic and social problems that exist are most visible,” adds the journalist. Besa emphasizes that football is a reflection of society and that players, as public figures, have the right to get involved in political issues, regardless of whether or not their opinions coincide with those of others.
