SOTU: Alexi & Mosse recap France's win, Mbappé, Pulisic criticism, and Spain vs Belgium.

Good morning and happy Friday! While it's not such an ideal start to the weekend for the Clippers and Raptors amid the Kawhi Leonard trade holdup, the rest of us have plenty to look forward to over the next couple of days with the World Cup quarterfinals rolling on,

Jeffrey Wright opened up about the racist abuse of football star Kylian Mbappé. After Paraguay's loss to France at the World Cup, Paraguayan senator Celeste Amarilla attacked him on social media, describing him as,

Yassine Bounou made a marvelous diving save against Kylian Mbappé in the Morocco vs. France World Cup quarterfinal to keep the match level.

The globe's brightest stars are racing to stack the most goals scored in the World Cup. Kylian Mbappé isn't giving any ground.

Current World Cup is also first in history in which two players have scored at least eight goals in the same tournament France's star striker Kylian Mbappe has become the first player in history to score at least eight goals in two Fifa World Cup finals after guiding his team into the semi-finals for the third straight tournament on Thursday.

France’s 2–0 victory over Morocco did not come without a moment of shock. When their place in the semifinals already seemed secured in the 77th minute, Kylian Mbappé had to leave the pitch early. A few minutes later,