On Wednesday, two days after breaking his nose during France’s debut match at the European Football Championships underway in Germany, French footballer Kylian Mbappé returned to training with a large protective plaster; On Thursday, however, he trained with a specially made mask, which could allow him to return to the field on Friday against the Netherlands.
(AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
Kylian Mbappé is 25 years old, he is the captain of the French national team and is considered one of the best players alive. On Monday he broke his nose due to a collision with Austrian footballer Kevin Danso during the match against Austria, which France won 1-0. He was replaced by Olivier Giroud and taken to hospital in Düsseldorf, but later rejoined his team. Initially there was a risk that he would have to miss all the matches of the tournament, but after the necessary medical examinations his condition seemed good.
(AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
The French football federation had said it would have a special mask made to allow Mbappé to continue training safely and “evaluate whether to resume matches” after the necessary treatment: on Tuesday he himself https://twitter.com/KMbappe/status/1802845265688445414? a post on X asking his followers if they had “ideas for masks.” The mask is blue, white and red, like the colors of the French flag, and has the design of a rooster, one of the emblems of France. French national team coach Didier Deschamps said Mbappé should be fit to play on Friday.
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