It was midday when the information arrived. When PSG and AS Monaco square off on the thirteenth day of the Ligue 1 season, Kylian Mbappé will don a new uniform. With this declaration from the LFP, the French team captain can now dream of winning a new solo title. Justifications.

To put it mildly, this announcement is unparalleled. The LFP said this afternoon that it intended to introduce a new individual title: top scorer. The highest scorer in Ligue 1 will wear this award, which takes the shape of a badge, on every new championship day. An honorific title that pays homage to the Tour de France system of selecting the rider with the fastest time around the loop. And Kylian Mbappé will unavoidably don this inaugural “yellow jersey” in Ligue 1 history. An impressive representation for the leading scorer in the 21st-century French championship.

The biggest football players have been competing on the Ligue 1 Uber Eats fields for decades to earn the title of French champion and attempt to finish as the top scorer of the league. These players include Jean-Pierre Papin, Karim Benzema, Olivier Giroud, and Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Therefore, Kylian Mbappé will go on to become a forerunner of the new system implemented by the LFP alongside these well-known figures in French football. PSG’s No. 7 will wear the renowned S1 emblem against AS Monaco, which is merely a symbol of the team’s present standing as the top scorer in the tournament. If the top scorers’ rankings change on a daily basis in Ligue 1, the owner of this badge may also.

Kylian Mbappé’s heartbreaking third place finish in the 2023 Ballon d’Or shouldn’t be erased by this Top Scorer badge. However, the LFP’s new approach may allow the PSG striker to receive a fresh incentive on an individual basis. Mbappé has scored 13 goals in Ligue 1, far more than any of his direct rivals. After Aleksandr Golovin (ASM), Wissam Ben Yedder (ASM), and Mostafa Mohamed (FC Nantes) with their five goals apiece, Akor Adams (MHSC) is in second place with seven goals. Should there be a final crowning, Kylian Mbappé would receive the title of top scorer in Ligue 1 for the sixth time in a row. At just 24 years old, the Frenchman is setting yet another record and becoming more and more of a fixture in the major leagues.

With 29 goals, Kylian Mbappé was the leading scorer in Ligue 1 last season. The S1 Top Scorer badge will now be shown on the PSG striker’s jersey. As long as he stays atop the standings of the highest scoring players in the championship, that is.