France and Real Madrid striker Kylian Mbappe has lost advertising contracts with Chinese drinks companies Dongfeng and Mengnu because of a joke about Mao Zedong, the brands' press services said. Recently, a video appeared on social media in which a soccer player answers a question about his favorite meme about himself. According to Mbappe, the image in which his face is superimposed on the face of the Chinese dictator makes him "very funny". The forward was referring to Mao Zedong, jokes about which are considered disrespectful in China.

France and Real Madrid striker Kylian Mbappe has lost advertising contracts with Chinese drinks companies Dongfeng and Mengnu because of a joke about Mao Zedong, the brands' press services said. Recently, a video appeared on social media in which a soccer player answers a question about his favorite meme about himself. According to Mbappe, the image in which his face is superimposed on the face of the Chinese dictator makes him "very funny". The forward was referring to Mao Zedong, jokes about which are considered disrespectful in China.