

France striker Kylian Mbappé issued an apology to Chinese fans after comments about a meme depicting Mao Zedong, a statement La Liga also backed, prompting criticism over the handling of the matter.

France striker Kylian Mbappé issued an apology to Chinese fans after comments about a meme depicting Mao Zedong, a statement La Liga also backed, prompting criticism over the handling of the matter.
Mbappé laughs at a meme, then apologizes because Beijing’s fans got upset. Fine. But the piece tells us La Liga “backed” the statement and that people are angry about how it was handled.