Kylian Mbappé apologises after being dropped by Chinese brands for Mao Zedong comment
Video appears to show Mao Zedong called a ‘dictator’ Dongpeng and Mengniu end deals with the player . Kylian Mbappé has apologised after the Real Madrid forward was dropped by major Chinese brands for apparently joking about Mao Zedong in a video that has gone viral.
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14 of 15 outlets each added at least one detail no earlier report had; the other 1 repeat it. That is independence, not agreement: two of them can still contradict each other.
Judged on the 15 outlets in our latest edition; the timeline keeps all 17 we have seen.
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17 outlets · first-seen order- +0 min
The Guardian — FootballEN · GBBroke it
Kylian Mbappé apologises after being dropped by Chinese brands for Mao Zedong comment
- +5 h 5 min
- +6 h 59 min
Insider SportEN · GBOwn reporting
Mbappé and La Liga try to contain China fallout after ‘dictator’ comment
- +7 h 59 min
Soccer LadumaEN · ZAOwn reporting
- +13 h 53 min
FTBLEN · AUOwn reporting
Why Kylian Mbappe lost three Chinese sponsors over ‘dictator’ controversy
- +17 h 13 min
Inside World FootballEN · CHOwn reporting
Mbappé’s Mao-meme puts him and LaLiga on the wrong site of the Chinese wall
- +1 d
El Mundo DeportesES · ESOwn reporting
El periódico oficial chino afirma que Mbappé es ya un "lastre" para las marcas
- +1 d 8 h
Het Laatste Nieuws — VoetbalNL · BEOwn reporting
- +2 d 3 h
Get French Football NewsEN · FROwn reporting
Creator of Mao Zedong-Kylian Mbappé meme says he ‘feels sorry’ for France captain
Cites Le Parisien
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11FreundeDE · DEOwn reporting
Kylian Mbappé und der Streit mit China: Diktiert jetzt die Diktatur, wer (k)ein Diktator ist?
- +2 d 8 h
Gazeta SporturilorRO · ROOwn reporting
- +2 d 10 h
MaxifootFR · FROwn reporting
- +2 d 21 h
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MarcaES · ESOwn reporting
Camacho, exseleccionador chino, advierte a Mbappé y al Madrid por su polémica con China
- +3 d 2 h
Mundo Deportivo — FútbolES · ESOwn reporting
"Imagino que el Real Madrid y Mbappé tendrán buenos abogados"
- +3 d 5 h
Foot MercatoFR · FROwn reporting
La grosse mise en garde d’un ancien sélectionneur de la Chine envers Kylian Mbappé
- +3 d 10 h
De Telegraaf SportNL · NLRepeats
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