How fast is Kylian Mbappé really? Test your knowledge
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Kylian Mbappé is one of the world's fastest football players.
In a Champions League match between his team, Paris Saint Germain, and Real Sociedad, the French forward managed to run 100m in 10.9 seconds.
That's just over a second slower than the fastest man in the world ever, Usain Bolt's world-record time stands at 9.58 seconds for 100m.
Although Mbappé's running speed is really impressive for a footballer, it's considerably slower than most professional sprinters.
He would rank joint-433rd in the world when compared to times run by under-18 boys in the past year, for example.
But how does he compare to other fast things?
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- Published11 May