Global superstar Kylian Mbappé on the cover of Sports Illustrated, on sale
now. (Photo: Business Wire)
France’s Kylian Mbappé and the U.S. Men’s National Team Highlight Dual Covers of Sports
Illustrated’s World Cup Preview Issue
November 10, 2022
Inside the December issue of Sports Illustrated, available at
SI.com
and on newsstands today: Can the U.S. Men’s National Team, led by Christian
Pulisic, Weston McKennie and Tyler Adams, make a name for itself in Qatar?; Will France, with global superstar Kylian Mbappé, repeat as World Cup
champion?; Everything you need to know about the world’s biggest sporting event. Plus, inside the NFL’s long-snapper subculture; looking back at the
Memphis Grizzlies’ rocky franchise origins; the story of an inspiring high school football star, and more.
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 10, 2022-- It’s been eight years since the U.S. Men’s National Team competed in the World Cup, and the
youngest team in this year’s tournament is to establish itself as a power in Qatar and for years to come. In
Young and Hungry
,
Brian Straus
examines
the tight-knit and ambitious culture manager Gregg Berhalter has created around the U.S. program. With the second cover of its World Cup Preview,
Sports Illustrated
spotlights global megastar Kylian Mbappé, who is determined to make France the first repeat World Cup champion in 60 years. In
The Champ Is Here
, also by Brian Straus, Mbappé reflects on how being the first teenager since Pelé to score a goal in a World Cup final catapulted
him to superstar status in 2018 and ushered in a new level of expectations for him and his country. The World Cup Preview issue is on sale at
newsstands today and at
SI.com/issues
, with more features below.
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