Madrid, Sept 21, 2026 (AFP) - Mbappe says having Zidane as France coach 'like a film'

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Kylian Mbappe said on Monday playing under new France coach Zinedine Zidane, 15 years after the French football icons first met, is like "something from a film". Former Real Madrid boss Zidane will take charge of Les Bleus for the first time since replacing Didier Deschamps on Friday in their Nations League match against Turkey in Izmit. "He was the first person who picked me up to take me to Real Madrid, to the training complex. I was 13 or 14,......

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