France football chief backs Real Madrid’s Mbappe after China apology
Summary
French Football Federation chief Philippe Diallo said Kylian Mbappe should be allowed to move on after apologising for a remark about Mao Zedong. The controversy has led to commercial consequences in China, where Real Madrid and La Liga have also apologised and league president Javier Tebas has met China’s ambassador to Spain.Key Facts
- Mbappe referred to Mao Zedong as a dictator while discussing a meme in a video on a French podcast that has since been taken down.
- Diallo said Mbappe had explained the context and apologised, and urged people to let him continue his season.
- Real Madrid and La Liga have apologised over the remarks.
- Tebas set up a crisis unit and met Chinese ambassador to Spain Yao Jing.
- Chinese broadcaster Migu is not showing Real Madrid’s Sunday game against Racing Santander.
- Chinese brands Mengniu, Shanghai Milkground Food Tech and Eastroc Beverage have ended their cooperation with Mbappe.
- A spokesperson for China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the government was taking Mbappe’s apology seriously.
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