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UNBELIEVABLE: Real madrid says mbappe was wrong over zedong - The Untold Story

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A day after Real Madrid striker Kylian Mbappé said he was sorry for his comments about the former Chinese leader Mao Zedong, executives at the Spanish club said sorry for their player's behaviour. — A day after Real Madrid striker Kylian Mbappé said he was sorry for his comments about the former Chinese leader Mao Zedong, executives at the Spanish club said sorry for their player's behaviour. © REUTERS - Tingshu Wang

Spanish football club Real Madrid, as well as Spanish league bosses, were on Thursday waiting to see if their apologies had led to a thaw in relations with China following striker Kylian Mbappé's comments about the former Chinese leader Mao Zedong.

Spanish football officials followed Mbappé in apologising after he described Mao as a "dictator", causing several Chinese sponsors to drop him and prompting state TV to stop airing Spanish matches.

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