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Real Madrid's French forward #09 Kylian Mbappe reacts during the Spanish league football match between Real Madrid CF and Villarreal CF at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid on October 5, 2024. Oscar del Pozo, AFP

Real Madrid's French forward #09 Kylian Mbappe reacts during the Spanish league football match between Real Madrid CF and Villarreal CF at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid on October 5, 2024. (Photo by OSCAR DEL POZO / AFP)

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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1729256203154AFP__20241005__36JC9RW__v5__Preview__FblEspLigaRealMadridVillarreal.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Real Madrid&#x27;s French forward #09 Kylian Mbappe reacts during the Spanish league football match between Real Madrid CF and Villarreal CF at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid on October 5, 2024. Oscar del Pozo, AFP"/>Real Madrid&#x27;s French forward #09 Kylian Mbappe reacts during the Spanish league football match between Real Madrid CF and Villarreal CF at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid on October 5, 2024. Oscar del Pozo, AFPMADRID, Spain -- Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti said Friday the club&#x27;s French striker Kylian Mbappe &quot;seems unaffected to me&quot; after Swedish media reported he is being investigated for an alleged rape during a visit to Stockholm.</div>Mbappe&#x27;s lawyer told AFP this week the France captain was &quot;shocked&quot; to see his name linked to the investigation and he will take action for libel.The forward was not selected by France for UEFA Nations League matches after an injury and visited the Swedish capital with a group of people last week.<div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/10/15/kylian-mbappe-investigated-for-rape-in-sweden-report-1216">READ: Kylian Mbappe &#x27;investigated for rape&#x27; in Sweden -- report</a></div>&quot;In this moment (the reports) are speculations, I see him working every day, he is happy, content, he doesn&#x27;t seem affected to me at all,&quot; Ancelotti told a news conference.&quot;He&#x27;s looking forward to keep on helping the team.&quot;Ancelotti said Mbappe, 25, had been given time off by the Spanish and European champions.&quot;The days off were set for him and beyond that, individuals can choose what they want to do,&quot; explained Ancelotti.&quot;I don&#x27;t care where players prefer to rest. I went to London for a couple of days and didn&#x27;t ask anybody.&quot;I also don&#x27;t have a travel agency to organize trips for players.&quot;A Swedish prosecutor has confirmed that an investigation has been opened, without naming Mbappe.Mbappe claimed in a post on X on Monday there was a link between the report and a hearing before a French league committee on Tuesday over his bitter dispute with his former club Paris Saint-Germain over what he says is 55 million euros ($60 million) in unpaid wages.&quot;FAKE NEWS !!!!. It&#x27;s becoming so predictable, on the eve of the hearing, as if by chance,&quot; he wrote.<script data-wid="auto" type="text/javascript" src="https://content.viralize.tv/display/?zid=AAEyze-tm4MR6kEa&amp;cid=ABOp6px84SOh3T6h&amp;activation=click&amp;vip_mode=playing&amp;vip_position=bottom-right"></script>Mbappe completed a dream move to join Madrid in the summer after seven years at PSG.The striker scored five goals in his first seven La Liga appearances before suffering a thigh injury.Mbappe made a quicker-than-expected recovery but France did not select him for their games against Belgium and Israel, earning the forward criticism in his homeland.Madrid, three points behind leaders Barcelona, visit Celta Vigo on Saturday with Mbappe expected to start for Los Blancos.Ancelotti said the superstar attacker looks a &quot;different player&quot; after doing some fitness work during the international break.&quot;Mbappe took advantage of this break to improve his condition, recover from injuries... he&#x27;s doing very well, happy and looking forward to playing tomorrow,&quot; continued Ancelotti.&quot;This fortnight has helped him a lot -- he&#x27;s a different player than he was from before the break.&quot;<div>© Agence France-Presse</div>

Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti said Friday the club's French striker Kylian Mbappe "seems unaffected to me" after Swedish media reported he is being investigated for an alleged rape during a visit to Stockholm.

Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti said Friday the club's French striker Kylian Mbappe "seems unaffected to me" after Swedish media reported he is being investigated for an alleged rape during a visit to Stockholm.

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Mbappe 'seems unaffected' by rape investigation reports: Ancelotti

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Published October 18, 2024 09:44 PM PHT

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