Global soccer star Kylian Mbappé is losing sponsors in China after he joked about Chairman Mao

Fecha de publicación: 27 de octubre de 2026, 14:00

Kylian Mbappé is featured on bottles of Dongpeng's electrolyte drink. VCG/VCG via Getty Images One of soccer's biggest stars is in hot water in China over joking about Chairman Mao Zedong. Kylian Mbappé referred to Mao as a "Chinese dictator" during a podcast talk about his favorite memes. Two…