The memes that followed Kylian Mbappé's broken nose against Austria at Euro 2024 (17 June) and the black protective mask he wore afterwards — a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle, Zorro, a fencing lesson, a Batman villain — and the record's entry for a facial injury becoming a costume. It died with France's semi-final exit on 9 July 2024.
The record notes the French Football Federation tried a tricolour mask first, UEFA said no, and the black one that resulted was, in the internet's opinion, a better character design.
Died 9 July 2024, cause: Spain. Mbappé said the mask was 'a nightmare' to play in, scored one penalty in the tournament, and joined Real Madrid a week later, where nobody mentioned turtles.
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