Kylian Mbappe takes over France National football team’s captaincy from Hugo Lloris: Reports
Kylian Mbappe has been named the new caption of the France national team for the EURO qualifiers after Hugo Lloris announced his retirement
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Kylian Mbappe has been named the new captain of France National Team (Image Via- Google)
Paris-Saint-Germain star attacker Kylian Mbappe has been named as the France captain ahead of the national team’s opening game at the UEFA EURO Qualification round. A few months back former France captain Hugo Lloris announced his retirement from international football. Kylian Mbappe has now been named the new leader of the French squad.
As per the reports, the decision on Mbappe was informed to the France squad by coach Didier Deschamps on Monday evening. Lloris won the FIFA World Cup 2018 with the French squad. He also led the team to the FIFA World Cup 2022 final against Argentina in Qatar last December.
Deschamps reportedly spoke to Mbappe at the France team training center in Clairefontaine on Monday. Antoine Griezmann was the other candidate who was in contention for the captaincy position. However, 24-year-old Mbappe will now become the youngest French captain ever. This comes just a few days ahead of France’s UEFA EURO Qualifiers match against the Netherlands on Saturday, March 2, 2023, at the Stade de France.
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Kylian Mbappe met Kim Kardashian and son Saint after the loss against Stade Rennes at Parc des Princes
Kim Kardashian thrilled her son Saint by introducing him to Kylian Mbappe after Paris Saint-Germain’s game on Sunday. The reality TV star has been treating the seven-year-old and a group of his friends to a series of incredible soccer experiences on a jaunt around Europe. And she put a big smile on Saint’s face by taking him to see PSG play Rennes at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris, France. She even made arrangements for him to meet striker Mbappe.
Kim shared a video of Saint meeting the Paris Saint-Germain star on her Instagram. She also added a picture of the footballer posing with Saint. The pair both posed with huge grins on their faces despite the team losing 2-0 to Rennes.
In another picture, Kim was presented with a team shirt emblazoned with “Kim 1” on the back. In response to this, the reality regular wrote: “Thank you so much @psg for making our kids’ dreams come true.”
Saint had a FaceTime call with Brazilian player Neymar Jr. And he even had a video chat with Bukayo Saka of Arsenal FC. This was following the London side’s game against Sporting Lisbon in the Europa League last week.
Kim was also thrilled to receive some signed football jerseys for the group from Victoria Beckham and her soccer star husband David. After discovering the haul had been delivered to her hotel room, Kim took it to Instagram to thank the couple. She said, “Just got back to the room, and oh my God. Victoria and David Beckham sent over jerseys. Because they know we’re on a soccer tour with my son Saint and all of his best friends. And they signed the home and away jerseys of the Miami club, to all the boys.”
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