Kylian Mbappe issues apology amid fury in China over ‘dictator’ comment

Reported by 4 outlets. First seen 27 Oct 2026, 03:54 UTC; latest report 28 Oct 2026, 10:39 UTC. Headline shown is one outlet’s wording.

Reported by 4 outlets

First seen 1 d ago · latest 22 min ago

France 24: Kylian Mbappe loses two major China sponsorship deals over Mao Zedong joke 1 d ago
Al Jazeera: Kylian Mbappe loses Chinese sponsors for calling Mao ‘Chinese dictator’ 1 d ago
The Japan Times: Kylian Mbappe issues apology amid fury in China over ‘dictator’ comment 10 h ago
Al Jazeera: China says it takes Mbappe’s apology ‘seriously’ after Mao dictator comment 2 h ago
The Independent: Real Madrid issues public apology to China over Mbappé's Mao Zedong comments 22 min ago