What is it with the captains of French national teams and their faces? Rugby darling Antoine Dupont had his angular visage smashed up during the World Cup last year but defied the medical predictions about his fractured cheekbone to come back valiantly and lead his muscular troops to an agonising defeat to South Africa in the quarter-finals.
Fast forward eight months and football whizz Kylian Mbappé will have to don a mask to protect a broken nose when recalled to a side seeking glory at Euro 2024.
