France striker Kylian Mbappe apologized after apparently referring to China's founding leader Mao Zedong as a dictator in a video that circulated online. The controversy prompted three major Chinese companies to sever sponsorship ties with the Real Madrid forward, while Chinese state television suspended broadcasts of Spain's La Liga. The controversy began when a video circulated showing Mbappe discussing his favorite internet meme featuring himself. In the clip, apparently filmed ahead of an appearance on the French online talk show The Bridge, Mbappe referred to an image depicting his face superimposed on the body of "some guy ... I think he's a Chinese dictator.
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