Chinese brands drop Kylian Mbappé over video comments on Mao Zedong

Reportedly, Dongpeng Beverage and Mengniu ended deals with France captain Kylian Mbappé after a video appeared to show him calling Mao Zedong a 'dictator'. The brands cited offence to national sentiments.

Timeline

1. 27 Oct, 06:24 UTCGuardian reports Chinese brands dropping Mbappé

Top sources

• Chinese brands drop Mbappe as backlash grows over Mao jokeBBC Sport
• Kylian Mbappé dropped by Chinese brands for ‘offending national sentiments’The Guardian