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Kylian Mbappe To Wear Jersey Number 9 For Real Madrid

Spanish giants Real Madrid on Wednesday confirmed that the French superstar Kylian Mbappe will wear jersey number 9 in his first season with the Los Blancos. Earlier in June, Real Madrid revealed the arrival of Mbappe in the club. The 25-year-old World Cup winner joined the Los Merengues after leaving Paris Saint-Germain (PSG). The French superstar will follow his idol Cristiano Ronaldo's footsteps who also wore the jersey number 9 after joining the Whites in 2009. Currently, Brazilian attacker Vinicius Junior is wearing the legendary number 7 jersey, which is why Mbappe has been given the number 9. Earlier, Karim Benzema wore the number 9 jersey and set many records for Los Blancos.

"Won't Be My Last Game": Toni Kroos Confident Ahead Of Spain vs Germany Euro 2024 Quarter-Final

Retiring Germany veteran Toni Kroos said he was confident Friday's blockbuster Euro 2024 quarter-final against Spain would not be the last game of his career. Kroos announced in May he would hang up his boots after the Euros on home soil, meaning this week's match in Stuttgart could be his final game. Real Madrid teammate Joselu said this week he wanted to "send Kroos into retirement" but the 34-year-old midfielder had his sights set on the July 14 Euros final in Berlin.

Jude Bellingham Handed One-Match Ban, Can Still Play Euro 2024 Quarter Final vs Switzerland

Jude Bellingham is available for England's Euro 2024 quarter-final with Switzerland after he was given on Friday a suspended one-game ban for his controversial celebration after scoring against Slovakia in the previous round. In a statement, European football's governing body UEFA said that Bellingham would be fined 30,000 euros ($32,477) and suspended "for a total of one UEFA competition match for which he would be otherwise eligible for violating the basic rules of decent conduct". "Said suspension is not immediately enforced and is subject to a probationary period of one (1) year, starting from the date of the present decision," UEFA added.