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Chinese sponsors cut ties with Kylian Mbappé after Mao meme backlash

Kai Feng · ABC News (AU)

Published 27 Oct 2026, 7:54 pm·1 h ago·1 min read

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Chinese sponsors drop French soccer star Kylian Mbappé after a video surfaced appearing to show him commenting about a meme depicting him as Mao Zedong.

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