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Mbappé could lose two sponsors in China following a joke about Mao

According to several German media outlets and Maxifoot, Kylian Mbappé could lose two commercial partners in China after a joke about Mao.

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Kylian Mbappé, joueur de football

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Kylian Mbappé could lose two sponsors in China. This is reported by several German media, including kicker and FAZ, as well as the French website Maxifoot.

According to kicker and t-online, this decision would follow a joke by the player at Mao's expense. FAZ also mentions a link with this joke. Maxifoot specifies that Mbappé, aged 27, has played 13 matches and scored 14 goals in all competitions this season.

The names of the sponsors concerned are not specified in the available sources. The loss of these commercial partnerships has not been officially confirmed by the player or by Real Madrid.

Sources

  1. kickerMbappé verliert Werbepartner in China (new window)kicker.de
  2. FAZScherz über MAo: Kylian Mbappé verliert chinesische Sponsoren (new window)faz.net
  3. kickerMbappé verliert zwei Werbepartner in China (new window)kicker.de
  4. MaxifootReal : Mbappé perd deux sponsors en Chine (new window)maxifoot.fr
  5. t-onlineKylian Mbappé verliert zwei chinesische Sponsoren nach Mao-Spruch (new window)t-online.de