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Feed/Sports/Kylian Mbappe loses Chinese sponsors for calling Mao ‘Chinese dictator’

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Kylian Mbappe, Real Madrid and La Liga face long redemption road in China

Al Jazeera

Published 29 Oct 2026, 9:30 pm·54 min ago·1 min read

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French star at the centre of controversy after a video appeared to show him making fun of former Chinese leader Mao.

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