Kylian Mbappé and Antoine Dupont have more than one thing in common. If they are both captains of the French team, they also share the fact of being geniuses of their sport. But now they also have in common the fact of having injured their faces during a major competition. For Dupont, it was a maxillo-zygomatic fracture that threatened his participation in the lost World Cup quarter-final against South Africa. For Kylian Mbappé, it was a broken nose that called part of his Euro adventure into question.
And while the footballer returned to the field with a tricolor mask, the rugby player was reassuring about his state of health: “We have the impression that history is repeating itself. At the time, we didn’t really know the seriousness, even if we could see that there was something wrong, aesthetically. It made me think about it (about his own injury). Afterwards, I hope he can resume. quickly. There is still less contact in football than in rugby. I especially hope that they will have a happier end to the competition than what we experienced. -he explained at a press conference before the Top 14 semi-final against La Rochelle. Mbappé will appreciate it.
Antoine Dupont, the captain of the French rugby team, sent a message to Kylian Mbappé following his nose injury. “I hope he can resume quickly. There is still less contact in football than in rugby,” he explained.
