Culture · Madrid, Spain · October 28, 2026

Real Madrid apologizes to China over Mbappé's Mao remark

Reported by 9 outlets · first reported Oct 28, 8:56 AM ET · from an earlier edition that day

Chinese brands dropped him. China's foreign ministry took the apology seriously.

Why it matters

Shows commercial stakes for European sport in China.

Background

He called Mao a dictator in a meme interview.

Sources

• South China Morning Post ↗Oct 28, 11:54 AM ET
• Al Jazeera ↗Oct 28, 8:56 AM ET

This summary was written automatically from the reporting linked above; follow the sources for the full story. How One Turn works.

See it on the globe →All of Oct 28's stories