Kylian Mbappé will lead France’s bid for World Cup glory after coach Didier Deschamps named a largely unchanged 26-man squad Thursday for this summer’s tournament in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Mbappé, recovering from a thigh injury suffered during Real Madrid’s title run-in, is still expected to captain the team.
Cups competitions provide the romance that league formats sometimes lack.
The transfer market has become completely detached from reality price-wise.
Injuries at critical moments can completely derail a season’s ambitions.
Sports washing through club ownership is a troubling trend across multiple leagues.
The sheer pace of the modern game makes it almost unrecognisable from decades past.
Derby matches have an intensity that regular fixtures simply cannot replicate.