French Football Federation agrees to revise image rights for national team players

By Issy Ronald and Sammy Mngqosini, CNN

Updated 1602 GMT (0002 HKT) September 20, 2022

Mbappé has won the 2018 World Cup and 2021 UEFA Nations League with France.

(CNN)The French Football Federation (FFF) has announced it will work to revise its agreement with its national team players regarding the use of their images and rights.

This came after PSG and France star Kylian Mbappé boycotted sponsorship activities — including a photo shoot — scheduled on Tuesday during the French national team's training camp in Clairefontaine. CNN has reached out to Mbappé's representatives for comment.«I have decided to not take part in the photo shoot after the French federation's refusal to change the image rights agreement with the players,» Mbappé said in a statement to ESPN.«My representatives and I fully regret that no agreement could be reached, as asked, before the World Cup.»Read MoreIn a statement on Twitter, the FFF said, «The FFF is looking forward to working on the outlines of a new agreement that will enable it to protect its interests while taking into consideration the legitimate concerns and convictions unanimously expressed by its players.»Following conclusive discussions with Équipe de France executives, the president, the coach and a marketing manager, the French Football Federation commits to revise, as soon as possible, the agreement on image rights that binds it to its national team players," the FFF statement continued. Union Nationale des Footballeurs Professionnels (UNFP), the French players' association, had no further comment to add at this time.Mbappé has been Ligue 1's top goal scorer for the last three years.The disagreement between Mbappé and the federation began back in March when the 23-year-old first