{
  "id": 19489543,
  "title": "France captain Kylian Mbappé set to miss Italy game",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/france-captain-kylian-mbappe-set-to-miss-italy-game",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-11T11:50:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/france-captain-kylian-mbapp-set-115000909.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "France's Kylian Mbappé is likely to miss their UEFA Nations League match against Italy on Thursday due to a hamstring issue, according to a report by L'Équipe. The Real Madrid player was absent from training and had to cut short his return flight to Milan. Mbappé, aged 27, is France's fourth injury worry this week. Aurélien Tchouaméni, Pierre Kalulu, and Marcus Thuram have already withdrawn from the squad. Zinédine Zidane, who took over as manager, had previously seen Mbappé leave early from the last international camp. While the injury is believed to be minor, Mbappé may still play in the upcoming game against Turkey on Sunday.",
  "summary": "Kylian Mbappé (27) looks set to miss France’s UEFA Nations League meeting against Italy tomorrow after feeling discomfort in his hamstring, according to a report from L’Équipe. The publication r...",
  "key_points": [
    "Kylian Mbappé likely to miss Italy game due to hamstring issue",
    "Real Madrid player absent from training and flight",
    "France has four injury concerns this week"
  ],
  "editors_take": "A mounting injury crisis within the French squad forces Zinédine Zidane to navigate his early tenure without several key offensive and defensive pillars for this Nations League fixture.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Mbappe misses France training before Nations League clash with Italy",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/mbappe-misses-france-training-before-nations-league-clash-with-italy",
        "published": "2026-11-11T12:38:46.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}