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FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Mbappe to take legal action for libel over swedish rape investigation - The Untold Story

Real Madrid star Kylian Mbappe and a group of friends visited Stockholm last week. © FRANCK FIFE / AFP/File

Paris (AFP) – Kylian Mbappe was "shocked" to see his name linked to a Swedish rape investigation and the Real Madrid and France star will take legal action for libel, his lawyer has said.

Mbappe's lawyer, Marie-Alix Canu-Bernard, insisted that the captain of the French national team was "at ease" because "he has done nothing wrong", after media reports in Sweden said the player was a suspect following a visit with friends to Stockholm.

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