Mbappe misses France training

Real Madrid striker Kylian Mbappé was absent from the French national team’s training session the day before yesterday at the National Football Center in Clairefontaine (Yvelines) due to influenza, according to the coaching staff. The duration of the absence of captain Mbappé, who was “confined to bed,” remains unknown as France prepares to face Turkey tomorrow in the UEFA Nations League, marking Zinedine Zidane’s first match in charge of the technical staff. In the late afternoon the day before yesterday, Mbappé’s 22 teammates met fans to sign autographs and take photos before the open training session. While members of the technical staff, led by assistant coach David Bettoni and goalkeeper coach Fabien Barthez, arrived a few minutes before the players, Zidane waited until the players began their warm-up and the stands at the “Biparo” stadium filled with spectators.