China made Real Madrid's Mbappé apologise over Mao remark - but many people don't know exactly what he said - BBC

China made Real Madrid's Mbappé apologise over Mao remark – but many people don't know exactly what he said – BBC

October 30, 2026

China made Real Madrid’s Mbappé apologise over Mao remark – but many people don’t know exactly what he said BBCMbappe should be allowed to move on after apology, says French federation chief ReutersGlobal Soccer Star Kylian Mbappé Just Apologized to China—for a Mao Zedong Meme WSJChina takes Mbappé’s apology ‘seriously’ after backlash over his ‘Chinese dictator’ comments NBC NewsWhat is the controversy between Real Madrid’s Kylian Mbappe and China? Al Jazeera