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Kylian Mbappé dropped by Chinese brands for ‘offending national sentiments’
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PUBLISHEDOct 27, 2026, 6:24 AM
What the source reports
Video appears to show football star refer to Mao Zedong as a ‘dictator’ Dongpeng Beverage and Mengniu end deals with France captain Kylian Mbappé was dropped Tuesday by two major brands in China after a video circulated online in which the French football superstar apparently joked about former leader Mao Zedong.
In China jokes about Mao, the country’s founding leader who died in 1976, are considered disrespectful…
Main source: The Guardian Sport
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