Mbappe apologises for Mao joke after brands drop him

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1. Excerpt · detected on 27/10/2026 12:38 UTC

   Kylian Mbappe was dropped Tuesday by two major brands in China after a video circulated online in which the French football star apparently joked has apologised for his "ill-judged" comment about former Chinese leader Mao Zedong. Zedong, which has led to Chinese brands dropping the Real Madrid forward.

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   Mbappe dropped by Chinese apologises for Mao joke after brands after Mao Zedong joke drop him

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