Kylian Mbappé has reaffirmed his commitment to France despite missing recent games. He says “there’s nothing bigger than the national team.” The 2018 World Cup winner was left out for Nations League matches against Israel and Italy last month.
FILE - France ’s Kylian Mbappe looks up as he wears a face mask during a team training session in Leipzig, Germany, Thursday, June 20, 2024. Real Madrid ’s Kylian Mbappe avoids Leganes’ Adria Altimira to score the opening goal during a Spanish La Liga soccer match between CD Leganes and Real Madrid in Leganes, outside Madrid , Sunday, Nov.
24, 2024. Real Madrid’s Kylian Mbappe is tackled by Osasuna’s Lucas Torro during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between Real Madrid and Osasuna at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain, Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. FILE - France’s Kylian Mbappe looks up as he wears a face mask during a team training session in Leipzig, Germany, Thursday, June 20, 2024. 24, 2024. Real Madrid’s Kylian Mbappe avoids Leganes’ Adria Altimira to score the opening goal during a Spanish La Liga soccer match between CD Leganes and Real Madrid in Leganes, outside Madrid, Sunday, Nov. 24, 2024. Real Madrid’s Kylian Mbappe is tackled by Osasuna’s Lucas Torro during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between Real Madrid and Osasuna at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain, Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. Real Madrid’s Kylian Mbappe is tackled by Osasuna’s Lucas Torro during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between Real Madrid and Osasuna at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain, Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. PARIS — Kylian Mbappé has reaffirmed his commitment to France despite missing recent games, saying “there’s nothing bigger than the national team.” The 2018 World Cup winner was left out for Nations League matches against Israel and Italy last month, with coach Didier Deschamps saying ““I’ve always said there’s nothing bigger than the national team,” Mbappé said on Sunday night during a television interview with Canal Plus. “My love for the France team hasn’t changed.” Deschamps’ reference to his mental state led some observers to speculate Mbappé suffered from depression.“There are people who really are in a depression and who should be helped. This is not a subject which should be taken lightly,” Mbappé said. “I am not going to claim that .” However, he alluded to unfair treatment when saying “people ask a lot of me” as captain compared to his predecessor, the goalkeeper Hugo Lloris, and also took a swipe at those who questioned his dedication to France.Depay changes fortunes for Corinthians and becomes the most popular player in BrazilMbappé, who turns 26 on Dec. 20, is third on France’s all-time scoring list with 48 goals, only Thierry Henry and Olivier Giroud are ahead of him.said he gave the television interview because he’s had enough of people talking for him in recent weeks, when his struggles with Madrid have also been widely commented upon. “When you’re a star, if you don’t talk, people talk in your place. That’s why I’m talking now,” said Mbappé, who also spoke for the first time about Despite a difficult start to his Madrid career, he says he is “very happy” in Spain after a decade playing for Monaco and Paris Saint-Germain. “You’re jumping into the unknown because you’ve never left your country,” he said. “I always dreamed of playing for Madrid. Always. It’s the biggest club in the world.”created huge expectations that he would improve the record 15-time Champions League winner, but he has scored a modest 11 goals in 21 games.Mbappé did not address his own performances further but acknowledged that Madrid’s general level of play was “not at the level” fans expect.
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