Mbappe apologizes after unleashing fury in China: "I'm really sorry" Kylian Mbappe said on Tuesday, October 27, that he was "sincerely sorry" for his "clumsy statements" about Chinese leader Mao Zedong, amid a wave of criticism in the Asian country. The outrage in China led to the cancellation of the advertising contracts with the French soccer star and even spilled over into the league, whose broadcasts were stopped and which is now trying to fix the matter. read more