Kylian Mbappé is now a doubt to play in Real Madrid‘s FIFA Club World Cup opener against Al Hilal, it has emerged. The Frenchman missed the team‘s final training ahead of Wednesday‘s fixture due to sickness.

Real Madrid might begin the FIFA Club World Cup without star Kylian Mbappé, who did not practice with his teammates on Tuesday because of a fever.

New head coach Xabi Alonso has provided few surprises but many academy players in his squad for the tournament.

Xabi Alonso needs to hit the ground running at Real Madrid, with the Club World Cup starting just three weeks after he was hired as coach.

In a concerning development for Real Madrid, journalist Edu Aguirre of El Chiringuito TV reports that Kylian Mbappe is a doubt for their FIFA Club World Cup opener against Al-Hilal.Having been

Tebas said it was his "goal" to ensure that there were no more editions of the expanded month-long, 32-team version of the tournament.

The summer of soccer will take a new look this year with the FIFA Club World Cup, which comes to the U.S. for the first edition of the expanded competition that will see 32 teams from around the world compete for a share of the $1 billion prize purse.

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