Kylian Mbappe and other football stars to wear a mask in football

No Kylian Mbappe against the Netherlands. The French superstar stayed on the bench against the Dutch (0-0) and got some more time to recover from his serious nose injury sustained against Austria. Mbappe was expected to play with a mask, which would have put him on a list of past and present stars wearing a mask for their country or club.

Mbappe was expected to play with a mask, which would have put him on an impressive list of past and present stars wearing a mask for their country or club.

Tottenham's Heung Min Son broke his eye socket three weeks before the 2022 World Cup in the Champions League. The South Korean couldn't miss captaining his country at a World Cup and donned the mask for their four games at the tournament.

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According to Africa News, in 1993, Paul Gascoigne suffered a broken cheekbone after being elbowed in the face by Netherlands midfielder Jan Wouters. 'Gazza' would ultimately wear a mask for the remainder of the 1992/93 season with Lazio and for England.

Before Euro 2020, German defender Antonio Rudiger received a blow to the face whilst playing for Chelsea against his current team, Real Madrid. That happened in April, and he wore the mask throughout the Euros in July. Will Mbappe need one for that long?

Josko Gvardiol joined Heung Min Son at the 2022 World Cup in wearing a mask, having clashed heads with RB Leipzig teammate Willi Orban in a Bundesliga match. The defender was one of the standout players at the tournament, helping Croatia reach the semi-final.

According to FourFourTwo, the legendary AC Milan defender Paolo Maldini earned his nickname 'The Masked One' after breaking his nose in the heat of the derby against Inter Milan. He was sidelined for a couple of weeks before returning in the Champions League quarter-final.

Napoli striker Victor Osimhen had to wear a mask after sustaining an eye socket injury in late 2021. To this day, the striker wears a mask for the Italian side because it makes him feel safer on the pitch.

England striker Harry Kane suffered a break to his nose just before Tottenham clashed with Arsenal in early 2016. Arsenal fans mocked his mask but Kane had the last laugh, scoring in the North London derby and whipping the mask off.

England and Chelsea legend John Terry fractured his cheekbone in the third minute of the 2007 West-London derby against Fulham and carried on until halftime with no treatment. Terry had to play in a mask for several games following the incident.

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