Dembélé: No Issues with France Teammate Mbappé Despite Ballon d’Or Chatter
Dembélé said there were no problems with Mbappé and called online feud claims “little squabbles” as France prepares for Italy without its injured captain.
- On Thursday, Ousmane Dembélé dismissed "little squabbles" online pitting him against Kylian Mbappé over the Ballon d'Or ahead of France's Nations League match against Italy on Friday.
- Speculation of a rift emerged following comments Mbappé made during a recent interview with France Football magazine regarding their competing bids for the prestigious award.
- Dembélé called it "an honor" to wear the armband and praised Mbappé's 67 goals, emphasizing that "we're a team and the 23 players involved are important."
- Mbappé previously stated, "I don't think there's really any problem," while Dembélé noted they interact during team dinners, further dismissing conflict reports.
- With Mbappé missing Friday's match at Stade de France due to a knee injury, Dembélé assumes the captaincy as one of coach Zinedine Zidane's vice captains.
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According to the contrary statements of the two superstars during the Ballon-d'Or election, Ousmane Dembele was now approached at a possible break between him and France team-mate Kylian Mbappe. "There is no problem, the reigning world footballer made clear.
Dembélé: No rift with Mbappe, Ballon d’Or talk does not bother me
Speculation of a rift started following comments Mbappé made during a recent interview with France Football magazine. When told that, 10 years ago, only a few observers would have thought that Dembélé would win the Ballon d’Or before him, Mbappé said he has “always been seen as the chosen one” whereas Dembélé “caught up really well.”
"We have spoken (with Kylian Mbappé). We sit together at the table. There is no problem."
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Dembélé: No issues with France teammate Mbappé despite Ballon d’Or chatter
PARIS (AP) — Ousmane Dembélé dismissed “little squabbles” online pitting him and Kylian Mbappé against each other in their quest to win this year's Ballon d’Or.
Present at a press conference on the eve of the match between France and Italy, the attacker of the French team spoke about his relationship with the tricolor captain.
Captain of the Blues in the absence of Kylian Mbappé, the Parisian faced the media this Thursday, on the eve of France-Italy, in the League of Nations. Of course, the Ballon of Gold was questioned about the so-called "KM" jam.
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