Kylian Mbappé must bitterly regret this video. The excerpt showing him joking about the Mao Zedong meme in his likeness provoked a wide reaction. His fault? Having described the Grand Helmsman as “dictator“. China was offended and the repercussions between sponsors who put an end to their collaboration, and state television which partially suspended La Liga, are already numerous. The captain of the Blues quickly apologized, but the damage is done.
The French team is paying attention to this controversy because it also has contracts with the Chinese market. According to The Teamthe Federation explains that there should be no problem because these famous contracts “concern the French team as a whole.» However, Mbappé is the leader and major international representation. Indeed, there has been a lot of talk about him during diplomatic exchanges in recent hours.
