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A French Soccer Star Faces Off Against a Surging Foe: The Far Right

NY Times · May 18, 2026, 4:01 AM · Also reported by 2 other sources

Kylian Mbappé, the captain of France’s national team, set off a storm a month before the World Cup by suggesting that the National Rally party was a threat to France.

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A French Soccer Star Faces Off Against a Surging Foe: The Far Right

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