World Cup media duties can be strange experiences for a footballer, particularly the further a team venture into the tournament.
On Wednesday at England’s training centre out by the sea, Kyle Walker was asked by a Swede about the chances of Raheem Sterling returning to the squad, by a Frenchman about Declan Rice’s health and by two Englishmen whether he hoped it would rain on Saturday and if the hotel cat was in good order.
Among all this were some questions about the football and in particular France and their flying forward Kylian Mbappe.