REAL Madrid has edited Kylian Mbappe out of a charity promotion just a day after a rape complaint was made against the star footballer.

Two almost identical images posted to Instagram show the French striker in and out of a photo for the club’s Artist Pack promotion.

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The first image was posted by English striker Jude Bellingham to his Instagram and showed him and Mbappe with a group of artists.

But Bellingham swiftly deleted the group snap.

Real Madrid then posted an almost identical image to its main Instagram account on Tuesday – but now with Mbappe missing.

The edit comes a day after news broke that a rape complaint was reportedly made against the star player on Saturday in Stockholm.

Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet reported Monday that the French forward, 25, is being investigated by cops over the complaint.

Mbappe slammed the report as “fake news” and implied the report had emerged just as he was set to enter a dispute with his former club.

In a post on X, Mbappe addressed the report Monday saying: “FAKE NEWS !!!! It’s becoming so predictable, just before the hearing as if by chance.”

The Real Madrid player seemingly referred to a hearing he is set to face over unpaid wages he is disputedly owed.

Mbappe claims he is owed 55million Euros (£45million) by his former club Paris Saint-Germain.

Claims have emerged online that Mbappe was edited out of the promotion as he is sponsored by Nike and the campaign is run with Adidas Football.

But other Nike-sponsored Real Madrid footballers remained in the ad, like Eduardo Camavinga.

Neither Real Madrid or Nike responded to The Sun by deadline.

Real Madrid posted new snaps of Mbappe training on Tuesday to its Instagram account following the edited post.

Mbappe’s representatives at PR firm Patricia Goldman told Reuters on Tuesday: “These accusations are totally false and irresponsible, and their propagation is unacceptable.

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“Kylian Mbappe will under no circumstances tolerate his integrity, reputation and honour being sullied by unfounded insinuations.”

Mbappe’s lawyer Marie-Alix Canu-Bernard also appeared on French TV on Tuesday and said they had not received any documents.

Canu-Bernard claimed that Mbappe was never alone during the evening and was surrounded by security guards.

She said: “We still don’t know who it applies to. An action is not reality.

“A deed is not proof of anything.”

Canu-Bernard said the footballer is now considering bringing a defamation case following the claim.

France’s manager Deschamps, 56, responded to the allegations against his captain as he warned people to avoid spreading “anything and everything” in regards to Mbappe.

After being quizzed on the allegations at the post match press conference Deschamps said: “Everyone is free to write what they want but there is a negative atmosphere around the French team.”

Stockholm police spokeswoman Carina Skagerlind said Monday: “In general, if we have received a complaint and decided to conduct interviews and we make it known (to the public), those involved in the case may take actions that delay and complicate the investigation.”

Forensic police were seen on Monday outside Bank Hotel – where the star stayed between Wednesday and Friday.

Expressen reported that Mbappe on Thursday dined at the Chez Jolie restaurant and went to the V nightclub in Stockholm with pals.

The outlet reports police are investigating an alleged rape at the Bank Hotel that night.

Mbappe’s entourage shot back in a statement sent to AFP: “Today, a new slanderous rumour is starting to spread across the web from the Swedish media Aftonbladet.

“These accusations are completely false and irresponsible, and their propagation is unacceptable.

“In order to put an end to this methodical destruction of (the) image (of Kylian Mbappe), all necessary legal actions will be taken to re-establish the truth and pursue any person or media involved in the moral harassment and defamatory treatment that Kylian Mbappe is suffering repeatedly.”

Mbappe is currently injured and did not play in France’s Nations League fixtures last week.

Real Madrid said the Artist Pack is a clothing line that seeks to blend art, sport, and social inclusion.

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Donald Cerrone says he’s returning to the octagon to get to 50 fights under the UFC promotional umbrella.

“Cowboy” said in an Instagram post that he wants two more UFC fights to hit that nice round number after retiring following his sixth straight loss at UFC 276. In the bout, Cerrone was submitted by Jim Miller on the July 2022 International Fight Week card.

Cerrone is winless in the octagon since a May 2019 win over Al Iaquinta in the main event of UFC on ESPN+ 9, which at the time, extended a winning streak to three fights. Since then, he was stopped by the likes of Tony Ferguson, Justin Gaethje, Conor McGregor, Alex Morono, and dropped a decision to Anthony Pettis.

The 41-year-old fought for the UFC lightweight title in December 2015 where he was stopped in 66 seconds by Rafael dos Anjos.

Here’s how pro fighters reacted to the Cerrone news.

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Former Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel has agreed to become the next England manager.

The BBC has been told by two different sources that German Tuchel will become the third non-British permanent manager of the England men’s team after Sven-Goran Eriksson and Fabio Capello.

England have been without a permanent manager since Gareth Southgate resigned following the Three Lions’ Euro 2024 final defeat against Spain.

Lee Carsley, who the Football Association put in charge on an interim basis, will remain in place for England’s final two Nations League matches against Greece and the Republic of Ireland in November, with Tuchel set to formally take over after that.

An approach was also made for Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola in the summer to see if had an interest in the role.

Tuchel is familiar with English football having managed Chelsea between January 2021 and September 2022.

The 51-year-old lifted the Champions League, Fifa Club World Cup and Uefa Super Cup with the Blues before being sacked.

In June, the former Bayern Munich, Paris St-Germain and Borussia Dortmund manager ruled himself out of the running to take over at Manchester United having met Red Devils co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe in France.

He won the German Cup with Dortmund and two Ligue 1 titles at PSG, including a domestic treble in 2019-20.

His last high-profile job was manager of Bayern but, after the club failed to win the Bundesliga title for the first time since 2011-12 last season, he left the position despite still having a year to run on his contract.

Neither the FA, Tuchel’s representatives or Manchester City would comment publicly when approached by BBC Sport.

LAS VEGAS – Cody Haddon beat Dan Argueta with a unanimous decision Saturday on the preliminary card at UFC Fight Night 244 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

Take a look inside the fight with Haddon, who won his UFC debut just a couple months after a contract win on Dana White’s Contender Series.

Cody Haddon def. Dan Argueta

Cody Haddon

Result: Cody Haddon def. Dan Argueta via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Updated records: Haddon (8-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC), Argueta (9-3 MMA, 1-3 UFC)
Key stats: Argueta had 24 takedown attempts.

Haddon on the fight’s key moment

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – OCTOBER 12: (L-R) Cody Haddon of Australia punches Dan Argueta in a bantamweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on October 12, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)

“I 100 percent prepared for that. I was so scared and nervous coming into this fight because I knew that it was going to take it out of me. I nearly threw up back there after I came out the octagon, so I knew that Dan’s that type of guy. You could hit him 1,000 times with so many bombs, and he’s just going to keep coming forward. … He’s had a lot of experience and I knew that it was going to be a very tough fight. I’m just glad that I could get the job done, to be honest. He was super strong in there, but somehow I pulled it off again.”

Haddon on being in exciting fights

“I’m exhausted. That was a f*cking back-and-forth battle. Like I said my last fight in the press conference when I was sitting up here: The moment I’m in a boring fight, Dana (White) can cut me, and I stand by that. Hopefully I can make some money in the process.”

Haddon on what he wants next

Cody Haddon def. Dan Argueta, UFC Fight Night 244 (via UFC)

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“It’s the most active I think I’ve been ever in my MMA career, so it feels really good, actually, stringing them together like that. I guess now’s the time. Everyone has their time. I’ve had a few ups and downs and injuries and illnesses and people on the regional scene avoiding me and not fighting me. I’m not mentioning any names, but a lot of people didn’t want to fight me on the regional scene, and obviously (me being at the UFC level) is why. But the UFC, they want to push me and obviously I hope they like what they saw tonight, and hopefully I’ll be back in February. I hear there’s a card in Australia coming. I want to be on that one so I can bring all my fans from Australia. … A fight on Aussie soil? I’ll blow the roof off the place. I really will. That’s a dream, and hopefully they can book that for me.

“… I’m not the type of person to call people out. I feel like every bantamweight in the UFC, they’re here for a reason. They’re all great fighters. I don’t hate anyone. I’m not trying to pick out people. Just give us a name, I’ll most likely say yes, and it will be a banger on my behalf. I’ll bring a fight to anyone.”

To hear more from Haddon, check out the video of the full post-fight interview above.

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 244.

Christian Lundgaard and Arrow McLaren were finally able to get some quality time together at the IndyCar Series testing last week at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. For Lundgaard, track day was more focused on the team-building experience — getting acclimated to the crew and organization, rather than trying to make record lap times.

“It was a little bit of a mix from a run plan standpoint of view,” Lundgaard told Motorsport.com. “It was good to understand how they’re working as a team and for us to work together on the No. 7 car and get used to each other. Obviously, get some more information for the month of May. So, it was a good start, but it’s difficult, man. It’s difficult when you only know one thing and suddenly you’re here working in a completely different way as you’re used to. But again, change is good.” 

The 23-year-old Dane, with one career IndyCar win (Toronto, 2022) so far, was able to pound laps in the recognizable papaya colors last Friday at IMS, which marked his first outing with the team since being announced as part of the 2025 roster in early July. But after spending the last three full-time seasons with Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, there was quite a bit to get acclimated to.

Christian Lundgaard, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda

Photo by: Phillip Abbott / Motorsport Images

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“The car has more natural pace than what I was previously used to,” he said. 

“I think the balance has some familiarity to, again, what I’m used to. I didn’t really expect the biggest difference to be in handling. So, I think a lot of it was kind of what I expected, which is a good thing. But it was good to get to work with everybody. That was more of the task for us was to get to feel the car, get to work with everybody, for all of us to learn how to work together and the tools that I have available and the people that are available.” 

Perhaps no change was tougher to get adjusted to on his first day, though, than what he wraps his hands around in the cockpit, as he transitions from a Honda machine at RLL to Arrow McLaren’s Chevrolet.

“To me, getting to work with a new steering wheel was probably actually the biggest difference for me,” he said. “That took a little time getting used to, but it was all fine after that.”

Although the team has yet to confirm its engineering lineup for next year, it’s important to note that Chris Lawrence was the one up on the timing stand working with Lundgaard. Lawrence has long been embedded with Arrow McLaren, working extensively with Felix Rosenqvist, and then working with Alexander Rossi for the 2024 season.

While Arrow McLaren is keeping Lundgaard busy in the off-season, traveling around constantly, the test provided a good base line on things to work on for the next few months before racing returns in March 2025. 

“I would want to spend a lot of time with Chevy just to make sure that I’m up to date on procedures,” Lundgaard said. 

“All these different kinds of things. The basic simple things that I think you wouldn’t really think about, that would typically be muscle memory but is different because it is a different team and a different engine manufacturer. So, the small basic things that make sense that you need to be aware of, to make sure that we nail those.” 

As one of 11 drivers and team combinations doing hybrid testing at the 2.5-mile superspeedway, Lundgaard completed 88 laps, with a best of 219.566 mph. Chip Ganassi Racing’s Alex Palou set the fastest mark at 224.342 mph. 

After a thrilling Super Bowl LVIII, the world is wondering if the Kansas City Chiefs can three-peat. Find out where NFL history might be made in 2025 and where other future Super Bowl locations are scheduled to take place below.

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Super Bowl Locations and Dates

• Super Bowl LIX: Feb. 9, 2025 – Caesars Superdome (New Orleans, LA), home of the New Orleans Saints
• Super Bowl LX: Feb. 8, 2026 – Levi’s Stadium (Santa Clara, CA), home of the San Francisco 49ers
• Super Bowl LXI: Feb. 14, 2027 – SoFi Stadium (Inglewood, CA), home of the Los Angeles Rams and Los Angeles Chargers
• Super Bowl LXII: 2028 – Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta, GA), home of the Atlanta Falcons

Caesars Superdome will host its 11th Super Bowl, with its most recent coming in 2013. Levi’s Stadium has hosted only one other Super Bowl – Super Bowl 50. SoFi Stadium will host it’s second Super Bowl in 2027 – the first was Super Bowl LVI. Mercedes-Benz Stadium will host its second Super Bowl, most recently in 2019.

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