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China drops Real Madrid match from broadcast as Mbappé boycott escalates over Mao remark
October 29, 2026 at 04:59 PM
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China removed Real Madrid's La Liga match from broadcast and sponsors cut ties with striker Kylian Mbappé over his "dictator" remark about Mao Zedong.
- China Media Group removed Real Madrid's match against Racing Santander from the Migu platform's broadcast schedule, affecting about 400 million users.
- Mbappé apologized after describing Mao Zedong as a "dictator" in a joke on the television program The Bridge.
- The Chinese government said it takes Mbappé's apology seriously, having earlier expressed displeasure over the remarks.
- Three major companies ended their cooperation with Mbappé with immediate effect.