DORTMUND, Germany — Kylian Mbappé, wearing a mask to protect his broken nose, marked his return at the European Championship with a goal against Poland. “But when he sweats, that sticks in his eyes and he needed to wipe his eyes.” Still, Mbappé remained France’s most dangerous attacker and finally got his first goal in six matches at the tournament …
AC Milan goalkeeper Mike Maignan says too many people are “complicit” in allowing racism to continue blighting soccer, and urged authorities to take stronger action after he suffered racist abuse on Saturday night. It’s not the first time it’s happened to me and I’m not the first person it’s happened to,” Maignan wrote in French on X, formerly known as …
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Belgium will also have revenge on its mind as the last time it met France was in the semifinals of the 2018 World Cup, when Roberto Martínez’s side lost 1-0. So what’s important is today and tomorrow.” World champion France was one of the favorites to win Euro 2020 and its loss to Switzerland came as a big shock — …