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From Sarcelles to a 5,000-1 title: Riyad Mahrez and Leicester City’s miracle season Celebrity Buzz From Sarcelles to a 5,000-1 title: Riyad Mahrez and Leicester City’s miracle season Riyad Mahrez, the son of an Algerian father and a mother of Algerian and Moroccan heritage, grew up in Sarcelles near Paris. He was the star of Leicester City's 5,000-1 Premier League title in 2016, then won more titles with Manchester City and captained Algeria to the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations. A Cameroonian father, an Algerian mother and a World Cup at 19: Kylian Mbappé’s story starts in Bondy Celebrity Buzz A Cameroonian father, an Algerian mother and a World Cup at 19: Kylian Mbappé’s story starts in Bondy Kylian Mbappé grew up in Bondy, a suburb north-east of Paris, the son of a Cameroonian father and a French-Algerian mother. He won the World Cup with France at 19 in 2018, scored a hat-trick in the 2022 final and joined Real Madrid in 2024.