With five goals at the World Cup so far, Kylian Mbappe is living up to his reputation as the man best-placed to succeed Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo as soccer’s biggest star.
Spare a thought then for Kyle Walker, who is set to mark the France striker when England takes on the defending champions in the quarterfinals on Saturday.
“I do understand what I need to do and that’s obviously to stop him,” the Manchester City right back said Wednesday.
Walker described Mbappe as “probably” the best player in the world and accepted there is particular focus on how he handles the situation at Al Bayt Stadium. But he believes there has been too much talk about just one player when France has a squad full of world-class talent.
“The game is not England vs. Mbappe. The game is England vs. France,” Walker said. “OK, he’s a tool they have in their
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