According to French media reports, Paris Saint-Germain superstar Kilian McBarbee has refused to attend a number of business events for the French national team, even as the French
national soccer team
The relationship between McBarbee and the FA has deteriorated after the FA chairman failed to respond to his lobbying efforts. Some media speculated that McBarbee believed that helping to promote certain brands would affect his personal image.
There are reports that Kilian McBarbee's recent call-up to the French team has sparked controversy after he refused to attend some of the team's business events. It is reported that even the French
national soccer team
McBarbee did not respond to the lobbying by Chairman Liggett. Some media speculated that McBarbee refused because the player's representative believed that a certain branding would affect McBarbee's moral image and therefore he did not want to be associated with such brands, or because McBarbee was recently worried about his personal future, and had suffered a series of defeats at PSG recently, and therefore wanted to reduce his exposure to avoid criticism from the media and the fans.
France will play two friendlies during this international period, first against Côte d'Ivoire on Saturday (26) and then against South Africa the following Wednesday (30).
