Kylian Mbappe apologises after ‘dictator’ comment angers Chinese fans
- ‘My comment was ill-judged and I now understand that it hurt many people,’ Mbappe said after Chinese brands dropped him.
- Kylian Mbappe has apologised for his “ill-judged” comment linked to Mao Zedong that angered Chinese football fans and cost him at least two sponsors in the country.
- The French football star was dropped by two major brands in China on Tuesday after a video circulated online in which the French football superstar apparently joked about a former Chinese leader.
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- ‘My comment was ill-judged and I now understand that it hurt many people,’ Mbappe said after Chinese brands dropped him.
- Kylian Mbappe has apologised for his “ill-judged” comment linked to Mao Zedong that angered Chinese football fans and cost him at least two sponsors in the country.
- The French football star was dropped by two major brands in China on Tuesday after a video circulated online in which the French football superstar apparently joked about a former Chinese leader.
Sources: Al Jazeera