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After a six-month absence from France, Kylian Mbappé is once again wearing the captain's armband for Les Bleus.

Kylian Mbappé's two goals propelled Real Madrid to victory over Villarreal, moving them above Barcelona in La Liga. His ...

Real Madrid and French international Kylian Mbappe and his company always seek investment opportunities. The latest is regarding a popular French sport outside of soccer. Mbappe and his investment ...

Kylian Mbappe smashed a goalscoring record of Real Madrid icon Ronaldo Nazario with a vital quickfire brace against Villarreal - and marked it by recreating Cristiano Ronaldo's iconic celebration.

Kylian Mbappe's brace over Villarreal etched his name into the history books once more as he overtook Ronaldo's impressive record. Mbappe scored twice in six minutes on Saturday to surpass the ...

Kylian Mbappé has been left out of Real Madrid's squad for their Copa del Rey semifinal first leg at Real Sociedad on Wednesday, after having a tooth removed earlier this week. In his pre-match ...

Kylian Mbappe appeared to alert match officials to Julian Alvarez's 'double touch' during Real Madrid's Champions League penalty shootout win over Atletico Madrid. In a bizarre sequence of ...

Mbappe has been banging the goals in for fun since moving to Spain where he plays with the very best playersCredit: Getty And following his dazzling display against Manchester City in the ...

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Feb. 26 (UPI) --Real Madrid striker Kylian Mbappe will miss the first leg of a Copa del Rey semifinal against Real Sociedad on Wednesday after having a tooth removed. Madrid did not include Mbappe ...