World Cup ‘not a failure’ says France captain Kylian Mbappé | CNN

France captain Kylian Mbappé has told CNN's Amanda Davies there are plenty of lessons to learn from the team’s performance in North America at this summer's World Cup, insisting their fourth place finish cannot be called a 'failure'.

The 27-year-old became the World Cup’s all-time top scorer netting a record-breaking 22nd goal during the third-place playoff against England as Les Blues just fell short of winning a second World Cup trophy.

You can read more from Mbappé's interview with CNN Sports here: https://edition.cnn.com/2026/09/22/sport/kylian-mbappe-ballon-dor-france-on

French tightrope walker Tatiana-Mosio Bongonga performed an untethered 300-foot walk above Europe’s tallest slag heaps, honoring the region’s mining-town past.

After sustaining severe injuries from a car accident, a Kansas City Chiefs fan asked doctors to create a prosthetic eye dedicated to his favorite team.

Italian police say they found $3.6 million hidden inside the walls of an apartment during an investigation into an alleged drug and extortion ring that authorities say was being run by mobsters from behind bars.

Soccer superstar Kylian Mbappé says there's no “frustration” over not yet winning a Ballon d'Or – an annual award given to the world’s best player – but tells CNN's Amanda Davies that this “could be a good year for me.”

Despite not winning any silverware last season, the French forward became the World Cup’s all-time top scorer this summer and argues that the award should be given to the best individual player.

China’s Lian Yunzhi averaged 4.27 seconds across five solves, breaking the women’s 3x3x3 Rubik’s Cube record she had set just three days earlier. Her 4.27-second mark made her the only female speedcuber in history to ever record an official average time under 4.5 seconds.

Police in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, released dashcam footage of a high-speed car chase which ended with the driver of the vehicle crashing into Lake Como, according to CNN affiliate WISN. Four people in the vehicle were pulled from the water with no serious injuries. The driver was charged with reckless driving, among other offenses.

France’s wine regulators have loosened rules around champagne after a series of heat waves struck this summer.

法国队队长基利安·姆巴佩告诉 CNN 的阿曼达·戴维斯，球队在今年夏天北美世界杯上的表现有很多值得吸取的教训，他坚称球队最终获得第四名不能称之为“失败”。

这位 27 岁的球员在与英格兰的季军争夺战中打入了创纪录的第 22 个进球，成为世界杯历史上的最佳射手，但法国队最终还是与赢得第二个世界杯冠军奖杯失之交臂。

您可以点击此处阅读姆巴佩接受CNN体育采访的更多内容：https://edition.cnn.com/2026/09/22/sport/kylian-mbappe-ballon-dor-france-on

法国走钢丝演员塔蒂亚娜·莫西奥·邦贡加在欧洲最高的矿渣堆上方进行了 300 英尺的无绳行走，以此纪念该地区作为矿业小镇的过去。

堪萨斯城酋长队的一名球迷在车祸中身受重伤后，请求医生为他最喜欢的球队制作一个义眼。

意大利警方称，在调查一起涉嫌毒品和敲诈勒索团伙的过程中，他们在公寓墙壁内发现了 360 万美元的赃款。当局称，该团伙由狱中的黑帮分子操控。

足球巨星基利安·姆巴佩表示，对于尚未赢得金球奖（每年颁发给世界最佳球员的奖项）并没有感到“沮丧”，但他告诉 CNN 的阿曼达·戴维斯，今年“可能是我的好年头”。

尽管上赛季没有赢得任何奖杯，这位法国前锋在今年夏天成为了世界杯历史上的最佳射手，他认为这个奖项应该颁发给最好的个人球员。

中国选手连云芝五次尝试平均用时4.27秒，打破了她三天前刚刚创造的女子三阶魔方纪录。4.27秒的成绩使她成为历史上唯一一位官方平均用时低于4.5秒的女子速拧选手。

据美国有线电视新闻网（CNN）附属电视台WISN报道，威斯康星州日内瓦湖警方公布了一段行车记录仪拍摄的高速汽车追逐视频，最终肇事车辆坠入科莫湖。车内四人被救出，均未受重伤。肇事司机被控鲁莽驾驶等多项罪名。

今年夏天一系列热浪来袭后，法国葡萄酒监管机构放宽了对香槟酒的规定。