Mbappe apologizes as Chinese sponsors drop him and TV broadcasts are halted over Mao dictator remark
French soccer star Kylian Mbappe has apologized after apparently referring to Mao Zedong as a dictator.
DW reports: French soccer star Kylian Mbappe has apologized after apparently referring to Mao Zedong as a dictator.
Chinese sponsors have dropped him, while state television has suspended Spanish league broadcasts.
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