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Cherki hails Zidane's France debut win

France kickstarted the Zinedine Zidane era with a hard-fought 1-0 victory against Turkey in the Nations League, but the match was overshadowed by concerns regarding the playing surface and a worrying injury to Kylian Mbappe. Despite the difficult conditions, Manchester City playmaker Rayan Cherki was quick to praise the tactical shift under the legendary former Real Madrid boss.

"Tendon injury" and departed: major concern over Mbappe

Kylian Mbappe may have to pay a high price for France’s opening goal in the Nations League match in Turkey on Friday evening.

Zidane justifies his controversial incident with France

After the historic start

‘A lot of emotion’ – Zidane revels in victorious France debut

Zinedine Zidane enjoyed a winning start to his tenure as France head coach as Les Bleus secured a hard-fought 1-0 victory against Turkey in their UEFA Nations League opener. A second-half strike from Kylian Mbappe proved to be the difference in Kocaeli, marking a historic night for the Real Madrid legend as he returned to the international stage in the dugout.

Mbappe withdraws from France squad with knee injury

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 sweating over his fitness.