Kylian Mbappé had to apologise after Mao Zedong joke

BBC News: <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cv62yg0erp8zo?at_medium=RSS&amp;at_campaign=rss" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Major Chinese brands drop Mbappé as backlash grows over Mao joke 1 d ago
NBC News: <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/world/asia/china-kylian-mbappe-mao-zedong-memes-brands-la-liga-rcna605873" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Mao, memes and Mbappé: Chinese brands drop soccer star in fury over ‘dictator’ joke 23 h ago
PBS NewsHour: <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/soccer-star-kylian-mbappe-apologizes-for-comments-about-mao-zedong" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Soccer star Kylian Mbappé apologizes for comments about Mao Zedong 16 h ago
France 24: <a href="https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/sports/20261028-kylian-mbapp%C3%A9-had-to-apologise-after-mao-zedong-joke" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Kylian Mbappé had to apologise after Mao Zedong joke 4 h ago
TIME: <a href="https://time.com/article/2026/10/28/kylian-mbappe-china-mao-zedong-dictator-meme-backlash-controversy-explainer/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Mbappé Apologizes After ‘Dictator’ Mao Comment: What to Know About the Chinese Backlash 1 h ago

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