Kylian Mbappé was forced to apologize for his comment about former Chinese leader Mao Zedong. Now the soccer star is receiving support from political circles in France. “Kylian Mbappé is absolutely right to call Mao Zedong a dictator,” Marine Tondelier, leader of the French Green Party, writes on X.
SportsChina has cracked down hard on Kylian Mbappé’s joke about Mao Zedong, China’s former leader. It is showing its power and hoping to deter others, says China expert Björn Jerdén.
SportsReal Madrid has apologised to the Chinese people over striker Kylian Mbappé’s joke about former Chinese leader Mao Zedong. “Our club has great respect for China,” Real Madrid wrote on its website.
FootballKylian Mbappé apologizes for joking about former Chinese leader Mao Zedong, but China is now suspending La Liga broadcasts in the country.
SportsLa Liga president Javier Tebas compared Real Madrid’s official TV channel to the propaganda used by Nazi Germany’s Joseph Goebbels. Now the club is furious and demanding Tebas’ “immediate resignation.”
FootballThe pressure is increasing on Gianni Infantino. Now the FIFA president is being criticized by the four biggest European leagues.
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