A day before Real Madrid's Champions League opener against Inter Milan, the club held a press conference. Initially, Mbappé did not want a soft drink bottle in front of him. This action recalled Ronaldo's gesture at Euro 2020, when he replaced a Coca-Cola bottle with water.

The image might have gone unnoticed, but the scene repeated itself twice. On Monday, a day before Real Madrid's Champions League opener against Inter Milan, Mbappé attended the club's press conference, and a soft drink bottle was placed on the podium next to the microphone. When the first journalist asked a question, the French striker moved the soft drink bottle out of camera view.

However, UEFA's sponsors could not be dismissed so easily. While Mbappé was answering a question from another journalist, moments later, a staff member placed another soft drink bottle in front of him. Mbappé moved it away again. If the drink truly bothered him, the reason may lie elsewhere.

Mbappé has an endorsement deal with an energy drink brand in China.

As part of his stance against unhealthy consumption, the French footballer clearly did not want to promote a beverage harmful to health. Ronaldo similarly replaced a Coca-Cola bottle with water during a press conference representing Portugal at Euro 2020.

That widely publicized gesture caused the American company's market value to drop by 4 billion USD. Regarding commercial interests, Mbappé's advertising image in China is for Dongpeng, a leading local energy drink company and sponsor of the French star.

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