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France's 'Mbappe era' begins with PSG star named captain ahead of Griezmann. Can he live up to the armband?

The contrast between the facial expressions and body language of France teammates Kylian Mbappe and Antoine Griezmann over the past two days could not have been bigger. Mbappe, who was named the new France captain on Monday by Didier Deschamps, after the international retirement of Hugo Lloris and Raphael Varane, has been all smiles and full of energy; it's clear he's already in leadership mode. Griezmann, who was passed over for the role, cut a different figure.

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When he arrived at Clairefontaine, Les Bleus' HQ in the south of Paris, Mbappe was wearing sunglasses and a long cashmere coat from two of his sponsors.