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Deschamps explains reasoning behind Mbappe France release

France boss Didier Deschamps has doubled down on his decision to allow Kylian Mbappe to leave the squad early, saying there was no need to take any “risks” with the forward’s fitness after he fired his country to the 2026 World Cup. The Real Madrid star pulled out of his side’s final World Cup qualifier against Azerbaijan on Sunday after sustaining an ankle injury in Thursday’s win over Ukraine.

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Mbappe told he is causing issues with France 'special treatment'

Former France international Jerome Rothen has claimed Kylian Mbappe receives “special treatment” which will “cause problems” with his team-mates should they hit a poor run of form. The Real Madrid forward withdrew from Les Blues’ squad ahead of Sunday’s World Cup qualifier with Azerbaijan after picking up an ankle injury in Thursday’s 4-0 win over Ukraine.

Mbappe stars in routine France win but late injury causes concern

Kylian Mbappe’s stunning solo goal helped France ease to a comfortable 3-0 victory and take another giant step towards qualifying for next years’ World Cup with victory over Azerbaijan in Paris. Adrien Rabiot and Florian Thauvin were also on target, but there were worrying scenes towards the end as talisman Mbappe signalled to come off with what looked like an ankle injury.

Pos	Team		P	W	D	L	F	A	+/-	PTS	Form
1	Adelaide United		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Auckland FC		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Brisbane Roar FC		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Central Coast Mariners		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Macarthur FC		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Deschamps explains reasoning behind Mbappe France release

Mbappe told he is causing issues with France 'special treatment'

Mbappe stars in routine France win but late injury causes concern

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