Kylian Mbappe loses two major China sponsorship deals over Mao Zedong joke
📍 How it ended
{ "epilogue": "French soccer star Kylian Mbappé was dropped by Chinese brands and lost major sponsorship deals over a remark and joke regarding Mao Zedong that offended national sentiments. As backlash grew, LaLiga chief Javier Tebas held talks with the Chinese ambassador regarding the controversy.
The story subsequently quieted without further reported developments in the coverage." }
Epilogue added 12d ago, after coverage quieted.
The story so far
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🌍 Cross-language spread
This story first appeared in 🇧🇷 Portuguese coverage — 3.2 hours before Newsylist detected it in English news.
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Coverage (7)
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Kylian Mbappe loses two major China sponsorship deals over Mao Zedong joke France 24 · 15d ago broke it first
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