Kylian Mbappe loses two major China sponsorship deals over Mao Zedong joke

Timeline

1. 27 Oct, 03:54 UTC — France 24: Kylian Mbappe loses two major China sponsorship deals over Mao Zedong joke
2. 27 Oct, 07:15 UTC — BBC: Major Chinese brands drop Mbappé as backlash grows over Mao joke
3. 27 Oct, 09:24 UTC — Al Jazeera: Kylian Mbappe loses Chinese sponsors for calling Mao ‘Chinese dictator’
4. 28 Oct, 06:17 UTC — France 24: Kylian Mbappé had to apologise after Mao Zedong joke

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• France 24
  • “Kylian Mbappe loses two major China sponsorship deals over Mao Zedong joke” read at France 24
  • “Kylian Mbappé had to apologise after Mao Zedong joke” read at France 24
• BBC
  • “Major Chinese brands drop Mbappé as backlash grows over Mao joke” read at BBC
• Al Jazeera
  • “Kylian Mbappe loses Chinese sponsors for calling Mao ‘Chinese dictator’” read at Al Jazeera

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