- Kylian Mbappé missed Tuesday training with the flu as France regroup at Clairefontaine.
- Les Bleus travel to Turkey (Fri) and Belgium (Mon) before hosting Italy (Oct. 2) and Belgium (Oct. 5) in Nations League action.
- Mbappé, a Real Madrid forward, remains France captain under new coach Zinédine Zidane and recently surpassed Lionel Messi with 22 World Cup goals.
The news, distilled into what matters.
- Andy Green was promoted from interim to full-time Mets manager with a three-year extension through 2029.
- The team went 37-38 under Green but still sits 71-85 and last in the NL East, missing the playoffs again.
- Green, a former Met player and ex-Padres manager, was praised by owners for bringing discipline, accountability and positivity to the clubhouse.
- Argentina players are publicly urging coach Lionel Scaloni to stay despite his contract uncertainty, with several saying he’s been key to their success and a press conference is set next week.
- Scaloni has led Argentina through a dominant era — winning the 2022 World Cup and back-to-back Copa Américas, compiling an impressive record and a 36-game unbeaten run.
- The team plays friendlies Sept. 30–Oct. 6 (Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Benin), with the final game at the Monumental set as Lionel Messi’s official international farewell.
- Deion Sanders dismissed several Colorado players after the first loss, saying it was for a pattern of conduct that hurt the team.
- Defensive back Ben Finneseth apologized after a video showed him mocking Northwestern’s temporary stadium.
- Sanders is cracking down on discipline — frustrated by turnovers and penalties — as Colorado readies for Saturday’s game at Baylor.
- Josh Allen is scorching out of the gate (2-0): 582 passing yards, 5 passing TDs, plus 92 rushing yards and 4 rushing TDs — and no interceptions through two games.
- Tom Brady praised Allen’s growth, saying Brian Daboll’s coaching helped him learn the system and that Allen’s improvisational skills are elite.
- Brady singled out Allen’s biggest improvement: avoiding “bonehead” negative plays (fumbles, bad sacks) and knowing when to throw it away — a key reason he’s an early MVP favorite.
- Gio Reyna, now 23 and a two-time World Cup veteran (and expecting a baby), is back as a leader helping guide younger teammates.
- The roster is unusually young (average age under 23)—16-year-old Cavan Sullivan and 18-year-old Neil Pierre could see significant minutes.
- Mauricio Pochettino is signed through 2030, and veterans like Sebastian Berhalter and Miles Robinson are mentoring the newcomers ahead of home friendlies vs Peru, Chile, Mexico and Canada.
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