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Real Madrid star Kylian Mbappe withdraws from France squad as Zinedine Zidane admits left knee issue 'does not look good'
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French football player and manager (born 1972)
Zinedine Yazid Zidane, popularly known as Zizou, is a French professional football manager and former player who played as an attacking midfielder. He is the head coach of the France national team.
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Kylian Mbappé Lottin is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for La Liga club Real Madrid and captains the France national team. Widely regarded as one of the best players in the world and one of the greatest French players of all time, he is known for his pace, dribbling, and finishing. Mbappé has scored over 400 goals in his senior career, ranking as the all-time top goalscorer for Paris Saint-Germain (256), the France national team (66), and the FIFA World Cup (22).
More on Wikipedia ↗Association football club in Spain
Real Madrid Club de Fútbol is a Spanish professional association football club based in Madrid. The club competes in La Liga, the top tier of Spanish football.
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Kylian Mbappe has been forced to withdraw from the France squad and return to Real Madrid after sustaining a worrying knee injury during international duty. The Les Bleus captain suffered the blow while scoring the decisive goal in a Nations League clash against Turkey, leaving national team manager Zinedine Zidane…
Real Madrid have reportedly learned a rough timeline for Mbappé’s recovering from a knee injury sustained while on international duty for France.
Real Madrid confirm Kylian Mbappe suffered a minor knee injury with France but should return in time for El Clasico against Barcelona.