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Zinédine Zidane recently made his debut as French national football coach. Kylian Mbappé is the team's captain and superstar as well as a Real Madrid player.
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Kylian Mbappé will miss France's upcoming international matches against Belgium and Italy.
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Kylian Mbappé may be available again for Real Madrid against Villarreal on October 10.
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The 117th northern derby between THW Kiel and SG Flensburg-Handewitt ends 31:31 after a controversial referee decision. Kiel missed the winning goal in the last second, Flensburg remains at the top of the table thanks to a better goal difference.

The Irish national football team has decided against a boycott of the Nations League duels with Israel after a majority of players voted in favor of hosting the games. The head of the association explained that a player had expressed his intention to leave the squad, while the national coach spoke of increasing pressure. Players plan to wear black armbands and boycott parts of the pre-match ceremony to commemorate the victims of the Gaza conflict.
For the 100th anniversary of the Weser Stadium, Otto Rehhagel, at the age of 88, coached a legendary team from Werder Bremen against veteran stars from Real Madrid. Thomas Schaaf praised his continued enthusiasm and influence on the club.
The Irish Football Association briefly postponed the press conference before the Nations League game against Israel after a player announced his withdrawal from the squad. The background is political tensions over the Gaza war, in which Ireland describes the conflict as genocide and boycotts Israel. The association ultimately confirmed that the games would be held despite discomfort within the team.

The Irish national football team is under pressure ahead of their upcoming Nations League games against Israel, as numerous protests call for a boycott over Israel's actions in the Gaza Strip. Despite player discontent and media boycott, the games will take place as planned, as association president David Courell confirmed. The Irish players refrain from shaking hands and exchanging pennants and wear black armbands in honor of the victims of the conflict.
Alexander Zverev lost to Alex De Minaur in the match tiebreak 9:11 at the Laver Cup in London after missing a match point. Roger Federer praised Zverev as a Grand Slam champion, but still sees Jannik Sinner as the best player of the year. Zverev's gap to Sinner in the live ranking is now only 1,370 points.