Struggling captain Mbappe once again left out of France squad

Struggling to make an impact at Real Madrid, Kylian Mbapp has again been left out of the France squad. The captain was not included on Thursday in...

Struggling to make an impact at Real Madrid, Kylian Mbappé has again been left out of the France squad.

The captain was not included on Thursday in coach Didier Deschamps' list of players for Nations League matches. Mbappé was also absent from the previous gathering because of a minor thigh injury.

But this time Mbappé is not injured, and wanted to be selected, Deschamps said. "It’s my responsibility to make decisions. I think it’s better that way," Deschamps said.

He would not elaborate on his choice to do without the striker. "I’m not going to argue,” Descamps said. "What I can tell you are these two things.

One, that Kylian wanted to come. And two, it’s not the extra sporting problems that come into play since the presumption of innocence exists and must exist. It’s a one-off choice for this gathering.”