Massachusetts Barber’s Surprise World Cup Call From Mbappé And Dembélé

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Massachusetts Barber’s Surprise World Cup Call From Mbappé And Dembélé

Dominican barber from Massachusetts, Coco Fernández, answered a random WhatsApp message expecting a routine house call, and found himself cutting hair for Kylian Mbappé and Ousmane Dembélé. “I realised I was cutting the hair of two of the best players in the world,” he said. Mbappé then recommended Coco to Morocco’s squad, where he styled Hakimi, Riad and El Khannouss.

By Nischay Rathore

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