Kylian Mbappé became the youngest player with 100 Champions League appearances when he reached the century mark at age 27 in Real Madrid’s match at Roma on Wednesday. And he celebrated the mark by scoring a first-half equalizer in Madrid’s 4-3 win. Lionel Messi had set the previous record at age 28 against Roma in…
This is my first post-World Cup power rankings. I love power rankings and I especially love counter rankings. FIFA has their own rankings (released on Oct. 7), and I’m sure they spend a lot of time and money and technology on the formula to come up with it. I can’t say I do the same,…
Real Madrid striker Kylian Mbappé sustained an injury related to a hyperextension of his left knee during France’s Nations League win against Turkey on Friday. Mbappé limped off moments after scoring a record-extending 67th goal for his country in the 1-0 victory. France coach Zinedine Zidane said the prognosis was “not good” and on Saturday…
International soccer is back, and the World Cup stars are heading straight into a new World Cup cycle. The first international window since the World Cup is a three-week break in which countries can play up to four matches each, and most soccer leagues will not resume until Oct. 9. The Nations League competition begins…
France star Kylian Mbappé did not train with his teammates Tuesday because of a bout of the flu, the team said. The French players have gathered at Clairefontaine, on the outskirts of Paris, for a training camp ahead of Nations League matches. France plays away against Turkey on Friday and at Belgium next Monday before…
Kylian Mbappé is trading the Swoosh for the On after two decades with Nike. The Real Madrid and France star announced Friday that he has joined Swiss sportswear company On, ending a relationship with Nike that began in 2006, when Mbappé was just nine years old. Mbappé revealed the move in a social media statement…
Kylian Mbappé believes this could be the year he wins the Ballon d’Or for the first time. He’s optimistic after winning his second consecutive World Cup Golden Boot with 10 goals, the most in 56 years. He also overtook Lionel Messi for the most all-time World Cup goals with 22. There were also 42 goals…
Kylian Mbappé’s first goals of the season came via a hat-trick in Real Madrid’s 4-1 victory over Real Sociedad in the Spanish league on Wednesday. Mbappé scored once in the first half and twice in the second to lead Madrid to its win over Sociedad in Mourinho’s return to the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium. Jude Bellingham…
France entered the 2026 World Cup as one of the favorites to lift the trophy after two consecutive appearances in the final (including the 2018 victory). The quest fell short of Kylian Mbappé and Co. as Les Bleus reached the semifinals where it lost to eventual champions Spain. In the bronze final, it lost once…
Moments after being announced as France’s new coach on Tuesday, Zinedine Zidane clenched his fists and his usually measured voice trembled a little. “I’m excited,” he said. “The France team makes you dream. We have extraordinary players, an extraordinary team.” Zidane coached Real Madrid until leaving in 2021. He replaces Didier Deschamps at the helm…
