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Real Madrid issues apology to China over Mbappe’s Mao remarks
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SignalsMonitor is following this as a sports story. South China Morning Post Asia is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to Madrid. The first report grouped here was at 28 Oct 2026, 15:54 UTC. The headline in use is “Real Madrid issues apology to China over Mbappe’s Mao remarks”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Real Madrid has issued an apology to China over Kylian Mbappe’s controversial remarks about the late Chinese leader Mao Zedong, after the Spanish football club’s initial response failed to quell anger in China. In a statement published on its website on Wednesday, the club apologised to the Chinese people for…
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Real Madrid issues apology to China over Mbappe’s Mao remarks
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