France striker Kylian Mbappe says his new club Real Madrid would not let him play at the Olympics in Paris this summer. The 25-year-old, who had said he wanted to play, external in his home Games, was not selected in France's provisional Olympic squad on 3 June because Real said any player competing at Euro 2024 could not play at the Olympics. "My club's position was very clear, so from that moment on, I think I won't be taking part in the Games," said Mbappe, who is part of the France team that will begin their Euro 2024 campaign against Austria in Dusseldorf on Monday. The men's Olympic football competition starts on 24 July - 10 days after the Euro 2024 final - and ends on 9 August, just over a week before the La Liga season begins. Two-time European champions France are among the favourites to win Euro 2024.

Source: BBC June 17, 2024 04:03 UTC