Mbappé: Evolving Game & Captaincy Promise

If the votes for the Ballon d’Or… 2026 stopped today, Kylian Mbappé would win. Perfidie aside, the 2018 world champion is at the start of the season, if not remarkable, at least decisive, at least remarkable, first carrying Real Madrid, at the top of the Liga, and now the French team, involved in three of the four goals of this first rally, at the top of Pool D.

A goal in Ukraine in the game (0-2), a penalty and a decisive pass (2-1) against Iceland this Tuesday at the Parc des Princes. As always, behavior in the game offers a better analysis than statistics. And in this area, too, the attacker has delighted.

Aiko Tanaka

Aiko Tanaka is a combat sports journalist and general sports reporter at Archysport. A former competitive judoka who represented Japan at the Asian Games, Aiko brings firsthand athletic experience to her coverage of judo, martial arts, and Olympic sports. Beyond combat sports, Aiko covers breaking sports news, major international events, and the stories that cut across disciplines — from doping scandals to governance issues to the business side of global sport. She is passionate about elevating the profile of underrepresented sports and athletes.

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