The continued absence of Kylian Mbappé (25) from the French team has not only called his commitment to Les Bleus into question, but also his role as captain. The Real Madrid striker attended September's international break without really wanting to. “I had a conversation with the manager (Didier Deschamps) in September in which I asked […]
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Kylian Mbappé (25) has spoken about his relationship with the French national team after being absent from the squad for the past two international matches. During the October international break, it was reported that Mbappe did not want to be called up to the team that would play Israel and Belgium, while Didier Deschamps and
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Real Madrid star Kylian Mbappe has lifted the lid on his intense relationship with France boss Didier Deschamps. Mbappe has not played for France since the September international break, missing the respective October and November windows and four UEFA Nations League matches. Both omissions caused major controversy in Madrid and Paris and led to questions
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Game is over and the final score is France 2-1 Nigeria. Here is the match report. Setups France Subs: K. Dali, S. Karchaoui, C. Matéo, J. Lerond, S. Bacha, M. Malard, S. Baltimore, E. Cascarino, O. Jean-François, M. Le Mouël, Naomie Feller, V. Becho, C. Picaud, J. Le Guilly, Thiniba Samoura Nigeria Subs: R. Babajide,
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France has been invited to the quarter-finals of the Nations League against Croatia. The draw took place last Friday at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, with former Swiss international Johan Djourou at the centre. Thanks to their 3-1 away win against Italy last Sunday, Les Bleus took top spot of the A2 group from La Squadra
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He has carried France on his shoulders many times during his international career, but Kylian Mbappé (25) has been absent for the last two matches. Won in his absence lesson Bleus three of their previous four matches, going unbeaten in that stretch and topping their Nations League group above Italy. France manager Didier Deschamps has
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Adrien Rabiot scored twice and Lucas Digne also struck for France that evening. “We knew that even a win would be complicated because Italy was in great form. By coming here with a 3-1 win we can take back first place and I think that is deserved because we have done some very good things,”
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Les Bleus broke the deadlock in the second minute, stunning the majority of the Italian home crowd thanks to two milestone men. Lucas Digne and Adrien Rabiot – both on their 50th cap – came together when the former's outswinging corner was met by a towering header from the latter. It was the French team's
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Kylian Mbappe can “follow the path of Cristiano Ronaldo at Real Madrid” if he works harder, according to former France defender and World Cup winner Vincent Candela. The former Paris Saint-Germain striker has had a tough start to life at Los Blancos since making the move as a free agent. Despite scoring eight goals in
The 31-year-old's ban for using a banned substance is due to expire in March next year and now sources have told ESPN that the iconic midfielder is looking to make a move in a few months' time in a bid to rebuild his career . Sources suggest the former Manchester United star wants to play
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Real Madrid star Kylian Mbappé is fully fit, and has been for the past two international matches, but the French captain was not part of Didier Deschamps' squad on either occasion. The first time was attributed to injury, with Deschamps explaining that it was better for him not to be part of the squad this
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Real Madrid star Kylian Mbappé is fully fit, and has been for the past two international matches, but the French captain was not part of Didier Deschamps' squad on either occasion. The first time was attributed to injury, with Deschamps explaining that it was better for him not to be part of the squad this
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