Ken Early: My friend is right, TV replays from the World Cup are different this time
Goals are almost secondary to emotion, celebrity and spectacle
Kylian Mbappé
Dembélé hat-trick brushes second-string Norway aside as France top group
Hat-trick secures first place in Group I for France, Norway will meet Ivory Coast in Round of 32
‘I relax when I see a player go flat out’: Fifa signs Dundalk grass expert for World Cup
Greg Whately has used his horticultural expertise to make sure pitch in Boston is optimal for football
Podcast: a triple of doubles for World Cup galácticos Messi, Mbappé and Haaland
America 2026 with Kevin Kilbane and Paul Howard
Ken Early: World Cup feats by Messi and Mbappé go against efforts to break players’ flow
Fifa and other football rule-makers seem determined to destroy the sport’s defining characteristic
World Cup 2026, Day 6: Top scorer battle ignites as Messi, Mbappé and Haaland find the net
Lionel Messi scores stunning hat-trick as Argentina defeat Algeria, while Kylian Mbappé nets two in France’s win over Senegal
Kylian Mbappé on the double as France state clear intent against Senegal
Didier Deschamps’ side spring to life in final stretch to show why they’re among favourites
France followed to World Cup by home politics after Kylian Mbappé’s swipe at far right
Michel Platini among former players to accuse captain of creating distraction as Didier Deschamps defends captain’s right to speak
The World Cup is still free to watch in Ireland, but for how much longer?
More and more sports broadcast rights are moving to subscription services and that is likely to continue
A divided Real Madrid descends into anarchy as Kylian Mbappé’s ego stokes tensions
Multiple fights have broken out in training as a squad divided tries to deny Barcelona the La Liga title in El Clasico
Gaël Dréan: The Toulon winger posing a major threat to Leinster
Dréan, anecdotally quicker than soccer star Kylian Mbappé, will face Leinster at the Aviva on Saturday
PSG ordered to pay Kylian Mbappé €60m in unpaid wages and bonuses
The long-running dispute relates to his move to Real Madrid on a free transfer last year
Ken Early: Clasico defeat lays bare Barcelona’s reluctance to learn from their mistakes
Real Madrid demonstrate oddly casual approach to set-pieces but prevail largely thanks to the clinical finishing of Mbappé
Jude Bellingham scores clásico winner as Real Madrid pull clear of Barcelona
Kylian Mbappé also on target as they move five points clear in La Liga
Real Madrid star Kylian Mbappé admitted to hospital with acute gastroenteritis
Striker missed the club’s opening Club World Cup game in Miami on Wednesday night
Barcelona are brilliant again - and might just do what seemed unimaginable
On Saturday Hansi Flick’s side face Real Madrid in the Copa del Rey final. Winning that would keep them on course for a glorious treble
Kylian Mbappé left out of France squad for Israel and Italy games
France manager Didier Deschamps says omission is 'one-off decision'
Ken Early: Worst night of Mbappé’s club career as Barca steal the show
French striker endured a nightmare outing, caught offside eight times, as Barcelona ended Real’s 42-game unbeaten league run in spectacular style
Real Madrid stalked by Galáctico ghosts as revived Barcelona come calling
Retirement of midfield linchpin Toni Kroos has unbalanced Real Madrid's midfield while Kylian Mbappé's on-field relationship with Vinícius Junior has yet to click
Kylian Mbappé scores on debut as Real Madrid beat Atalanta to win Super Cup
Federico Valverde put the Spanish club ahead with a goal in the 59th minute
French boss Didier Deschamps: ‘If you’re getting bored, watch another game’
Deschamps defends Kylian Mbappé's performances and says wearing a mask has been a ‘huge shock’ to his captain
Euro Zone: England rejoices as Bukayo Saka steps up to show his strength and skill
Lamine Yamal’s background celebrated; and Kylian Mbappé told where to put his mask
Kylian Mbappé’s performances continue to be hampered by broken nose as France advance
France captain says he’s happy as long as the team keep winning after coming off during extra-time against Portugal
‘We can’t let France fall into the hands of these people’: Kylian Mbappé laments election vote
Forward urges voters to turn out in force and fend off the threat of the National Rally
Jan Vertonghen own goal sees France past Belgium in drab affair
Neighbours cancelled each other out before late goal from Kolo Muani shot
Kylian Mbappé moving in ‘right direction’ for France return against Netherlands
French captain wore mask on return to full training on Thursday after breaking nose in win over Austria
Euro Zone: Retired Spanish boxer deals French fans a bitter blow
Jero Garcia says Mbappé's recovery from a broken nose is going to be ’complicated’
Kylian Mbappé to play in mask at Euros after France star sustains broken nose
French captain will not undergo surgery immediately but Didier Deschamps unsure when he will resume playing
Even with Kylian Mbappé, France just do enough to beat Austria
An own goal proves the difference for Didier Deschamps’ side to overcome spirited Austria
Real Madrid announce signing of Kylian Mbappé from PSG
France forward signs with the Champions League winners after seven years with Ligue 1 club
Real Madrid to announce signing of Kylian Mbappé next week
France strike confirmed last month he was leaving PSG ahead of an anticipated move to Spain this summer
Irish player Jake O’Brien scores in French Cup final after meeting Macron
Lyon lose final as Paris Saint-Germain win trophy in Kylian Mbappé's final game
Kylian Mbappé announces he is leaving PSG after seven years
French forward posts video announcing departure on social media, with a move to Real Madrid expected
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