You can choose between button-based batting, and waggling analogue sticks in a manner that’s vaguely suggestive of real cricketing. Its control system is exemplary, offering fine control and all the funky deliveries and shots that any bowler or batsman could desire. If you can get past the visuals, Cricket 19 impresses on the pitch. An official licence for the Ashes covers all the England and Australia men’s and women’s players, but players from all other countries have fictional names and random faces. It looks basic in comparison with better resourced sports games such as Fifa, but at least its licensed players recognisably resemble their real-life counterparts. There are playable scenarios from famous real-life games, and a welter of editing tools that let you design your own custom competitions, bats and cricket grounds. In each game, you can either control your player alone or their entire team. But in the midst of a huge summer for cricket in the UK, with the World Cup followed by an Ashes series, Australian developer Big Ant Studios has stepped into the breach.Ĭricket 19 has a great career mode that lets you work your way up from club cricket, or take control of an established pro.
Should he sign a new deal, he would earn just as much, if not more than his team mate Neymar, while the addition of Lionel Messi to the club over the summer brought promise that Mbappe may be convinced to stay.G amers rarely get to hear the thwack of virtual leather on willow these days.
PSG are known to have endless amounts of cash so Mbappe was always going to be on big money when signing for the club in 2017, yet he could go on to earn so much more if he agrees to a new contract at the end of his current one this year. It was also revealed that the 22-year-old has a staggering current net worth of $95m (£72m).Īfter signing that four-year contract with PSG at just 18-years old, Mbappe’s fortunes changed dramatically as he was due to receive $20m a year over three years - subsequently putting him in the top 10 highest paid footballers in the world in 2019.Īnd what is important to note is that of the $43m he has earned this year, $28m (£21m) was just from his salary alone. His status as a global superstar assured, the financial benefits have been close behind, and when Forbes released their list of highest earning footballers in 2021, Mbappe was ranked fourth after raking in $43 million (£32.6m) for this year alone. Will Mbappe become the best footballer in the world? Have your say in the comments section below. Since then, Mbappe has won 10 trophies with the club, including three successive Ligue 1 titles, and not to mention impressive performances on the international stage with France at the 2018 FIFA World Cup and more recently the 2021 UEFA Nations League title.
Backed to be one of the best next generation footballers, Kylian Mbappe has built up quite a reputation for himself on the pitch with some incredible and mesmerising displays since bursting onto the scene as a 16-year-old in 2015.Ī breakthrough campaign with Monaco in 2016-17 saw Mbappe introduce himself to the world and after scoring 26 goals in 44 games in all competitions, in which he helped his side to win the Ligue 1 title, the Frenchman bagged a dream move to Paris Saint-Germain.Īt 18 years-old, Mbappe became the world's most expensive teenager ever and potentially the second most expensive player in the world when he moved to the French capital for a reported €145million plus €35million in add-ons, signing a four-year contract once the initial season-long loan was up.