Mbappe's apology to the Chinese La Liga statement following the suspension of games Kylian Mbappe, the star of the French national team and Real Madrid, said in a video interview with the French football podcast "The Bridge" that he thinks the funniest Internet meme made of him (a term in virtual culture to describe a subject, opinion, behavior, image or joke or style on the Internet and in social media) is a meme whose face is a person Photoshopped into thinking about Sinai's face. These talks caused enormous controversy in China. While in this podcast, Mbappe does not specifically mention the name of the former leader of China, "Mao", this video provoked strong reactions on Chinese social media, and the podcast "The Bridge" also removed this part of his conversation with the French star of Real Madrid from their social accounts, but copies of it are still shared on the platforms "Reddit" and "YouTube". Two Chinese sponsors today (Tuesday) ended their cooperation with Mbappe after the publication of this video in cyberspace. Chinese drinks giant Dongfeng (also known as Istrock) and dairy company Mengyu both announced on Tuesday that they were ending their sponsorship deals with Mbappe, stressing that they will not tolerate any behavior that offends national sentiments. Also, Chinese TV stopped broadcasting La Liga matches due to the controversy started by Mbappe. Kylian Mbappe released a statement in response to the controversy that started in China due to his latest reaction. His statement read: “During a recent interview, I responded to my photo. My comment was ill-advised and I now understand that it offended many people in China and Chinese communities around the world. I apologize to all those who were hurt by my words. I had no such intention at all. I have deep respect for the Chinese people and their history. I sincerely apologize." The league organization also announced by releasing a statement: "The league organization deeply regrets the resentment of the Chinese fans following Kylian Mbappe's recent statements.

Mbappe's apology to the Chinese La Liga statement following the suspension of games Kylian Mbappe, the star of the French national team and Real Madrid, said in a video interview with the French football podcast "The Bridge" that he thinks the funniest Internet meme made of him (a term in virtual culture to describe a subject, opinion, behavior, image or joke or style on the Internet and in social media) is a meme whose face is a person Photoshopped into thinking about Sinai's face. These talks caused enormous controversy in China. While in this podcast, Mbappe does not specifically mention the name of the former leader of China, "Mao", this video provoked strong reactions on Chinese social media, and the podcast "The Bridge" also removed this part of his conversation with the French star of Real Madrid from their social accounts, but copies of it are still shared on the platforms "Reddit" and "YouTube". Two Chinese sponsors today (Tuesday) ended their cooperation with Mbappe after the publication of this video in cyberspace. Chinese drinks giant Dongfeng (also known as Istrock) and dairy company Mengyu both announced on Tuesday that they were ending their sponsorship deals with Mbappe, stressing that they will not tolerate any behavior that offends national sentiments. Also, Chinese TV stopped broadcasting La Liga matches due to the controversy started by Mbappe. Kylian Mbappe released a statement in response to the controversy that started in China due to his latest reaction. His statement read: “During a recent interview, I responded to my photo. My comment was ill-advised and I now understand that it offended many people in China and Chinese communities around the world. I apologize to all those who were hurt by my words. I had no such intention at all. I have deep respect for the Chinese people and their history. I sincerely apologize." The league organization also announced by releasing a statement: "The league organization deeply regrets the resentment of the Chinese fans following Kylian Mbappe's recent statements.