Kylian Mbappe

54 articles tagged with "Kylian Mbappe"

Oct 14, 2026

Mourinho won a European trophy with Roma, and he takes Real Madrid back to the Olimpico on Wednesday night

Roma play their first home Champions League game since 2019 against their old manager, with Gasperini’s unbeaten side missing Svilar and Mbappé set fo...

Oct 5, 2026

Belgium are without De Bruyne and Tielemans, and Zidane still needs a first home win as France coach

France host Belgium at the Stade de France on Monday night with top spot in Group A1 at stake, and both sides missing key players through injury or su...

Oct 2, 2026

Zidane’s first home game as France coach is against Italy, and Mancini says France are much further ahead

France have two 1-0 away wins and no goals against in the Nations League. Italy, who won 3-1 on their last trip to Paris, come to the Stade de France...

Sep 29, 2026

Zidane made nine changes in Brussels, and two of his substitutes won it for France

Michael Olise came off the bench and ran from his own half to beat Belgium 1-0, and Zinedine Zidane’s France have won both Nations League games so far...

Sep 26, 2026

Mbappe scored and went off four minutes later, and his left knee is a problem again

France confirm a tendon injury to their captain’s left knee after the 1-0 win in Turkiye, and he misses Belgium, Italy and Belgium again.

Sep 25, 2026

Zidane turned down every club offer after Real Madrid, and his first France game is in Izmit tonight

France start their Nations League campaign against Turkey with three uncapped defenders in the squad and Zidane on the bench for the first time since...

Sep 22, 2026

Mbappe’s mother walked round Anfield and wanted him at Liverpool, and he signed for PSG instead

Nine years after Liverpool flew the whole family around the Mediterranean in a private jet, Mbappe has given his own account of the move that never ha...

Sep 9, 2026

Real Madrid had 35 per cent of the ball, and Mourinho still would not celebrate beating Inter

Two Inter errors inside 23 minutes settled Real Madrid’s Champions League opener. Courtois made seven saves on his 100th night in the competition, and...

Sep 5, 2026

Parrott had never scored for Betis, and his first goal beat Real Madrid

Jose Mourinho’s first defeat of the season came at the one ground Real Madrid have not won at since 2021, and it turned on a save from the penalty spo...

Sep 4, 2026

Mourinho has won all three, and Madrid still have not won at Betis since 2021

Three wins, ten goals and second place on goal difference. Real Madrid go to the Estadio de la Cartuja on Friday night, a ground where their last four...

Aug 31, 2026

Bellingham made the first two, and Mourinho’s Real Madrid have ten goals in three games

Malaga’s first month back in the top flight now includes a 4-0 defeat at the Bernabeu, and Jose Mourinho’s side have won all three of their league mat...

Aug 27, 2026

Mbappe scored three in 40 minutes, and Mourinho’s first Bernabeu night back finished 4-1

Kylian Mbappe scored his first goals of the season in a 4-1 win over Real Sociedad, the first home league match of Jose Mourinho’s second spell as Rea...

Aug 23, 2026

Espi had been on for ten minutes, and his 90th-minute goal won Mourinho’s first league game back

Real Madrid beat Espanyol 2-1 at the RCDE Stadium on Saturday, with Carlos Espi scoring in the final minute on his debut. Jose Mourinho then used the...

Aug 22, 2026

Mourinho’s first Real Madrid league match in 13 years is at Espanyol, six days after everyone else started

Madrid are six days behind the rest of La Liga because of the World Cup, and Jose Mourinho begins his second spell without Eder Militao, Rodrygo, Raul...

Jul 20, 2026

Rodri and Spain dominate the 2026 World Cup awards, Mbappe takes the Golden Boot

Rodri won the Golden Ball, Unai Simon the Golden Glove and Pau Cubarsi the Young Player award as Spain swept the individual honours. Kylian Mbappe was...

Jul 19, 2026

Saka hat-trick fires England to World Cup bronze in a 6-4 thriller with France

England raced four goals clear, survived a France fightback led by Kylian Mbappe, and won the World Cup third-place play-off 6-4 in Miami. Bukayo Saka...

Jul 18, 2026

Whatever happens against Spain, this feels like Messi’s long goodbye

At 39, and openly admitting he is exhausted, Lionel Messi has dragged Argentina to a third World Cup final. Sunday against Spain may well be the last...

Jul 17, 2026

Messi edges Mbappe on assists as the World Cup Golden Boot goes to the wire

Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe are locked together on eight goals with one game each left, and the tie-break maths currently leaves the Argentine in f...

Jul 16, 2026

Deschamps takes his France farewell against a wounded England in the third-place play-off

France and England, both beaten in the semi-finals, meet in Saturday’s World Cup third-place play-off in Miami, the last match of Didier Deschamps’ Fr...

Jul 15, 2026

France’s run of World Cup finals ends as Deschamps bows out a game short

France’s decade of reaching finals ended in Dallas, and with it the Deschamps era. A 2-0 semi-final defeat to Spain leaves the most successful France...

Jul 14, 2026

Oyarzabal and Porro fire Spain past France and into the World Cup final

Goals from Mikel Oyarzabal and Pedro Porro saw Spain shut down France in Dallas and reach only their second World Cup final.

Jul 13, 2026

Vinicius wants to stay at Real Madrid, but money is holding up a new deal

Vinicius Junior has made no secret of wanting to stay at Real Madrid, yet a gap over salary and a signing bonus is holding up a new contract, with his...

Jul 13, 2026

Mbappe leads Messi by an assist as the World Cup Golden Boot race reaches the semis

Kylian Mbappe and Lionel Messi are tied on eight goals, Erling Haaland is stuck on seven and out of the tournament, and Harry Kane is chasing on six....

Jul 12, 2026

Four teams, two ties, and a France-Spain semi-final that feels like the final

The World Cup is down to four, with France v Spain and England v Argentina to come. Two heavyweight semi-finals, one wide-open trophy race, and a pick...