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14 Oct
Kylian Mbappe said Monday he was the victim of "fake news" after a Swedish newspaper reported an investigation had been opened for rape following a visit by the Real Madrid star's entourage to Stockholm. Mbappe claimed in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, that there was a link between the report in the…
30 Sep
Real Madrid named Kylian Mbappe in their squad to face Lille in the Champions League on Wednesday after he missed one match with a thigh injury. The French forward was expected to be out until after the upcoming international break but appears to have made a quick recovery. Mbappe sustained the problem last Tuesday in…
17 Sep
Kylian Mbappe scored on his first Champions League appearance for Real Madrid as the holders started their trophy defence with a 3-1 win over Stuttgart on Tuesday. Antonio Rudiger headed home in the 83rd minute for the record 15-time champions after Deniz Undav had levelled Mbappe's opener just seconds into the second half. Endrick,…
4 Sep
Super Eagles of Nigeria and Atalanta forward Ademola Lookman has been nominated for the 2024 Ballon d’Or award. Lookman, who is the only African to make the cut, was included in the 30-man shortlist that was announced on the Ballon d’Or award X handle on Wednesday. The former Everton and Leicester City player will be…
18 Aug
Kylian Mbappe will make his La Liga debut for Spanish champions Real Madrid at Real Mallorca on Sunday after coach Carlo Ancelotti selected him to start. The superstar French forward signed for Los Blancos this summer at the end of his Paris Saint-Germain contract, completing a long-awaited dream move. Mbappe netted on his first Madrid…
17 Aug
With Kylian Mbappe set to make his La Liga debut for Real Madrid on Sunday against Real Mallorca, coach Carlo Ancelotti said the superstar
14 Aug
Kylian Mbappe is set to finally make his debut for Real Madrid when the European champions take on Europa League winners Atalanta in the UEFA Super Cup in Warsaw later on Wednesday. After years of trying to secure the services of Mbappe, the Spanish giants got their man when he signed a five-year deal at…
4 Jun
Real Madrid attacker Kylian Mbappe said on Tuesday "things and people made me unhappy" at Paris Saint-Germain before he signed a five-year deal with the Spanish club. France's Mbappe, 25, will join the La Liga champions for next season in a long-rumoured move having spent seven campaigns in the French capital. During PSG's tour of…
3 Jun
Kylian Mbappe has signed a five-year deal to move to Real Madrid from Paris Saint-Germain, the Spanish club announced on Monday. The announcement is the culmination of Real's long courtship of one of the most prolific forwards in world football. "Real Madrid have reached an agreement for the player to be at Real Madrid for…
16 May
World champion N'Golo Kante will make a surprise return to international football as France coach Didier Deschamps announced Thursday the 25 players that will make up the French squad at Euro 2024. Kante left English side Chelsea last summer to join Saudi club Al Ittihad and has not represented France since June 2022. "He played…
15 Jan
Argentina captain, Lionel Messi, who recently won the Ballon d’Or, will battle with the French captain, Kylian Mbappe and Manchester City superstar, Haaland, for the FIFA Best Football Awards, which holds today in London, England.
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